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eligible for re-election wlio has not attended at least one-fourth of the Committee 

 Meetings dnring his year of office. That the office of President, or that of Vice- 

 President, shall not be held by the same person for more than two years in 

 succession. 



VI. 



That the Members of the Club shall hold at least Six Field Meetings 

 during the year, in the most interesting localities, for investigating the Natui-al 

 History and Archaeology of Ireland. That the place of meeting be fixed by the 

 Committee, and that five days' notice of each Excursion be communicated to 

 Members by the Secretaries. 



VII. 



That Meetings be held Fortnightly or Monthly, at the discretion of the 

 Committee, for the purpose of reading papers ; such papers, as far as possible, 

 to treat of the Natural History and Archaeology of the district. These Meetings 

 to be held during the months from November to April inclusive. 



VIII. 



That the Committee shall, if they find it advisable, offer for competition 

 Prizes for the best collection of scientific objects of the district ; and the 

 Committee may order the purchase of maps, or other scientific apparatus, and 

 may carry on geological and archaeological searches or excavations, if deemed 

 advisable, provided that the entire amount expended under this rule does not 

 exceed the sum of £10 in any one year. 



IX. 



That the Annual Meeting be held during the month of April, when the 

 Eeport of the Committee for the past year, and the Treasurer's Financial 

 Statement shall be presented, the Committee and Officers elected. Bye -laws 

 made and altered, and any proposed alteration in the general laws, of which a 

 fortnight's notice shall have been given, in writing, to the Secretary or Secre- 

 taries, considered and decided upon. The Secretaries to give the Members due 

 notice of such intended alteration. 



X. 



That, on the written requisition of twenty -five Members, delivered to the 

 Secretaries, an Extraordinary General Meeting may be called, to consider and 

 decide upon the subjects mentioned in such written requisition. 



XI. 



That the Committee be empowered to exchange publications and reports, 

 and to extend the privilege of attending the Meetings and Excursions of the 

 Belfast Naturalists' Field Club to members of kindred societies, on similar 

 privileges being accorded to its Members by such other societies. 



