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Expulsion of 

 Members. 



XX. If it shall come to the knowledge of the 

 Council that the conduct of a member is injurious to the 

 character of the Institute, and if two-thirds of the whole 

 Council shall be satisfied after an opportunity of defence 

 has been afforded to the member that such is the case, 

 they shall request him to resign, and in case of his not 

 doing so may expel him from the Institute. 



In every case all proceedings shall be entered upon 

 the minutes. 



Special General 

 Meetings. 



XXI. The Council shall call a Special General 

 Meeting of the Institute on receiving a requisition in 

 writing signed by twenty-four members of the Insti- 

 tute, specifying the purpose for which the meeting is 

 required ; no other business shall be entertained at 

 such meeting. Notice of such meeting and the 

 purpose for which it is summoned shall be sent to 

 every member at least ten days before the meeting. 



Election of 

 Members. 



XXII. Every candidate for membership shall be 

 proposed and seconded by Members of the Institute. 

 The name the address and the occupation of every 

 candidate with the names of his proposer and of 

 his seconder shall be communicated in writing to the 

 Secretary, and shall be read at a meeting of Council, 

 and also at the following Meeting of the Institute, and 

 the ballot shall take place at the next following ordi- 

 nary meeting of the Institute. When the number of 

 voters in favour of any candidate shall be five times 

 the number of those against him, he shall be declared 

 duly elected, and not otherwise. 



Members shall 

 sisrn laws. 



XXIII. Every newly-elected member shall, at the 

 first Meeting of the Institute at which he may be pre- 

 sent, sign a declaration, in a book provided for that 

 purpose, that he will observe the laws of the Institute. 



Honorary 

 U embers. 



XXIV. Gentlemen not resident in Victoria who are 

 distinguished for their attainments in science literature 

 or art may be proposed for election as Honorary Mem- 

 bers on the recommendation of an absolute majority 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 favour of the candidate. 



