RULES. 



Whereas "The Royal Society of South Australia" is incorpo- 

 rated with the South Australian Institute, under the provisions 

 of the South Australian Institute Act, 1863, and it is desirable 

 to consolidate and alter the Rules and Regulations at present 

 existing, it is therefore agreed that the Society shall be governed 

 by the following Rules and Regulations, to the exclusion of all 

 previous Rules and Regulations : — 



1. The title of the Society is " The Rotal Society of South 

 Australia." 



2. The objects of this Society are the diffusion and advance- 

 ment of the arts and sciences, by the meeting together of the 

 members for the reading and discussion of papers connected 

 with the above subjects, and by other approved means. 



3. The Society shall consist of the present members, and of 

 such persons as shall be hereafter elected members. 



4. The members shall be classed as follows : — Fellows, 

 Honorary Members, Corresponding Members, and Associates, 

 all of whom shall be elected by ballot. 



5. The Sovereign shall be the Patron, and His Excellency 

 the Governor of South Australia for the time being shall be 

 requested to be the Vice-Patron of the Society. 



Eees. 



6. Pellows shall subscribe £1 Is. per annum, payable in 

 advance on the 1st day of November to the Honorary Secretary. 



7. A Pellow may at any time compound for future annual 

 contributions, that of the current year exclusive, by the pay- 

 ment of the sum of £10 10s. 



8. Pellows elected during the first half of the financial year 

 shall, within one month after election, pay the full annual sub- 

 scription of one guinea ; but if elected during the second half 

 of the year, they shall pay the sum of half a guinea only as 

 subscription for the remainder of the financial year. 



9. Any person who has not paid the year's contribution on or 

 before the 1st day of January shall be liable to have his name 

 removed by the Council from the list of members of the Society ; 

 provided always, that written application for the same shall 

 first have been made by or on behalf of the Treasurer ; and pro- 



