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7, The election of Honorary Members shall take place at the 

 Stated Meeting in March ; and shall be by ballot, a simple majority 

 being required for election. 



8, There shall be two sections of Honorary Members, and the 

 number in each shall be limited as follows : — Section of Science, 

 thirty ; of Polite Literature and Antiquities, thirty — total, sixty ; 

 and one-half at least of the Honorary Members in each section shall 

 be foreigners. This limit of sixty does not include Members of the 

 Koyal Family or the President and Ex-Presidents of the Eoyal 

 Society (see §§ 9 and 10.) 



9, Members of the Eoyal Family may be elected to Honorary 

 Membership without ballot. 



10. The President and Ex-Presidents of the Eoyal Society of 

 London shall be also Honorary Members of the Academy. 



1 1 . The Secretary shall send notice of election, and a diploma of 

 Membership to each Honorary Member on his election. 



12. Honorary Members are not required to contribute to the 

 funds of the Academy ; nor shall they have a vote at the Meetings of 

 the Academy ; nor be eligible as Officers, or Members of Council. 



It was proposed by Mr. Edwin Hamilton, m.a., and seconded by 

 Dr. Quinlan, that the consideration of the Eeport of the Council, with 

 regard to changes in By-Laws be postponed till February next. 



The motion was lost. 



It was then proposed by Mr. J. Brenan, E.H.A., seconded by Mr. 

 Gr. H. Kinahan, and resolved, that the debate be adjourned until the 

 next meeting of the Academy, on May 28th. 



; Monday, May 28, 1900. 



Me. John Eibton Gaestin, d.l., f.s.a., Vice-President in the Chair. 



Professor A. C. O'SuUivan, m.b., f.t.c.d., and Professor A. 

 Birmingham, m.d., signed the Eoll, and were admitted Members of 

 the Academy. 



