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(e) Reading of notices of motions for subsequent meetings. 



(f) Consideration of any special matters which members may desire to bring 



forward, subject to the approval of the Chairman obtained before the 

 commencement of the meeting. 



(g) Any other business brought forward by the Council. 

 (li) Papers notified in the Circular. 



(i) Exhibits. 



V. — Papers. 



1. No paper which has not been previously approved by the Council shall 

 be brought before the Society. 



2. Every paper brought before the Society shall be immediately delivered to 

 the Secretary. 



3. The Council shall at its next or at a subsequent meeting decide whether 

 such paper will be published. 



4. If the Council decides to publish the paper in whole or in part, it and all 

 copyrights thereof shall become the property of the Society, such copyrights to 

 include all plates, maps, diagrams, and photographs reproduced in illustration 

 of the paper; and all blocks used in such reproductions shall be the property 

 of the Society. All manuscripts and original illustrations must be returned to 

 the Editor with the corrected proofs. 



5. All matter used in illustration of papers (whether photographs, prints, 

 negatives, or drawings) remains the property of the authors. The illustrations 

 shall be returned to the Secretary by the printer on publication of the volume 

 and shall be kept by him in safe custody for one year, unless previoush/ claimed 

 by the author. After the expiration of one year they may be disposed of as 

 the Council shall direct. 



6. If the Council decides not to publish a paper either in whole or in part, 

 the same shall be returned to the author, if he so desires. 



7. All papers and other contributions published by the Society shall be sub- 

 jected to editing by the Editor. 



8. The author of any paper published by the Society shall be entitled to 

 receive free of cost 25 copies of the same, and to obtain additional copies (not 

 exceeding 75, unless the Council shall determine otherwise) upon paying the 

 extra cost thereof. Every such copy shall include a statement that it is taken from 

 the publications of the Society. 



9. All contributions and excerpts intended for publication by the Society 

 shall be clearly typed or written on one side of the paper only, and in accordance 

 with the "Suggestions for the Guidance of Authors" published by the Society, 

 ready for the printer. 



10. A proof shall be submitted (if possible) to the author, who shall be 

 allowed to make any slight amendments without cost, but if the corrections are 

 excessive they must be paid for by him. 



11. In order to secure correct reports, all papers and other contri- 

 butions laid before the Society must be accompanied by short abstracts. 



VI. — Sections. 



1. With the consent of the Council, Sections may be formed in connection 

 with the Society for the special study of particular branches of natural 

 or applied science. 



2. Such Sections shall consist of : — 



(a) Members of the Society who join the Section and pay 

 an annual subscription to the Section. 



(b) Other persons who have been duly elected to the Section and 

 who pay its annual subscription. 



