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RULES 



OF THE 



^effasf ^atuxatists' $ielb §£ub. 



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I. 



That the Society be called "The Belfast Naturalists' Field Club." 



II. 



That the objects of the Society be the practical study of Natural Science 

 and Archaeology in Ireland. 



III. 



That the Club shall consist of Ordinary, Corresponding, and Honorary 

 Members. The Ordinary Members to pay annually a subscription of Five 

 Shillings, and that candidates for such Membership shall be proposed and 

 seconded at any Meeting of the Club, by Members present, and elected by a 

 majority of the votes of the Members present. 



IV. 



That the Honorary and Corresponding Members shall consist of persons of 

 eminence in Natural Science, or who shall have done some special service to the 

 Club ; and whose usual residence is not less than twenty miles from Belfast. 

 That such Members may be nominated by any Member of the Club, and on 

 being approved of by the Committee, may be elected at any subsequent Meeting 

 of the Club by a majority of the votes of the Members present. That Corres- 

 ponding Members be expected to communicate a Paper once within every two 

 years. 



V. 



That the Officers of the Club be annually elected, and consist of a President, 

 Vice-President, Treasurer, and two Secretaries, and ten Members, who form 

 the Committee. Five to form a quorum. No member of Committee to be 

 eligible for re-election who has not attended at least one-fourth of the Com- 

 mittee Meetings during 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. 



