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summoned for the purpose as provided in Law XXI., and 

 in pursuance of notice given at the preceding ordinary 

 meeting of the Institute. 



&fcd"o°r tpro " LVIII. Should any circumstance arise not pro- 



vided for in these laws, the Council is empowered to 

 act as may seem to be best for the interests of the 

 Institute. 



Sections. LIX. In order that the Members of the Institute 



prosecuting particular departments of science may have 

 opportunities of meeting and working together with 

 fewer formal restraints than are necessary at the ordinary 

 meetings of the Institute, Sections shall be established. 



be a r m o e f?ccfionT" LX - Sections shall be established for the following 



departments, viz. — 



Section A. Physical, Astronomical and Mechanical 

 Science, including Engineering. 



Section B. Chemistry, Mineralogy, and Metallurgy. 



Section C. Natural History and Geology. 



Section D. Medical and Microscopical Science in- 

 cluding Physiology and Pathology. 

 Section E. Geography and Ethnology. 

 Section F. Social Science and Statistics. 



Section G. Literature and the Fine Arts, including 

 Architecture. 



Meetings of 

 sections. 



LXI. The meetings of the Sections shall be for 

 scientific objects only. 



M ct?on<f of LXII. There shall be no membership of the Sec- 



tions as distinguished from the membership of the 

 Institute. 



Officers of 

 sections. 



LXIII. There shall be for each Section a Chairman 

 to preside at the meetings and Secretary to keep minutes 

 of the proceedings, who shall jointly prepare and forward 

 to the Secretary of the Institute, prior to the 1st of 

 November in each year, a Keport of the Proceedings of 

 the Section during that year, and such report shall be 

 submitted to the Council. 



