ture, or art, may be proposed for election as Honorary 

 Members, on the recommendation of an absolute ma- 

 jority of the Council. The election shall be conducted 

 in the same manner as that of ordinary members, 

 but nine-tenths of the votes must be in favor of the 

 candidate. 



XXV. Members of the Institute, resident in Mel- Subscription, 

 bourne or within fifty miles thereof shall pay two 

 guineas annually, and members resident beyond that 

 distance shall pay one guinea annually. The subscrip- 

 tions shall be due on the 1st of January in every year, 



and notice thereof shall be sent to every member dur- 

 ing the preceding December. 



If the subscription of any member be not paid 

 before the 1st of March, his name shall be posted at 

 the next ordinary meeting of the Institute, and at the 

 two following ones, should his subscription remain so 

 long unpaid; and a second notice shall be sent inform- 

 ing him that this will be done. 



After the third meeting, notice shall be sent to 

 him that he has ceased to be a member of the Institute, 

 but that he may be restored on furnishing in writing 

 to the Council a satisfactory reason for his delay, and 

 paying arrears within one month. 



XXVI. Newly-elected members shall pay an en- Kntrance Fee, 

 trance fee of two guineas, in addition to the subscrip- 

 tion for the current year. Those elected after the 1st 



of July shall pay only half of the subscription for the 

 current year. If the entrance fee and subscription be 

 not paid within one month of the notification of elec- 

 tion, a second notice shall be sent, and if payment be 

 not made within one month from the second notice the 

 election shall be void. 



XXVII. Members may compound for all annual Life Members, 

 subscriptions of the current and future years by paying 



twenty guineas. 



XXVIII. At the ordinary meetings of the Insti- Duration of 

 tute the chair shall be taken punctually at half-past ee ings " 

 seven o'clock, and shall be vacated not later than half- 

 past ten o'clock. 



