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••^^ R U Ii E S , €«•• 



1. — That the Society shall be called " The Folkestoke 

 Natukal History and Microscopical Society/' and its objects 

 shall be to work out the Natural History of the locality, to 

 promote the study of all branches of Natural History, and to 

 facilitate mutual assistance between its members in such study. 



2. — The affairs of the Society shall be managed and 

 administered by a President, four Vice-Presidents, an Honorary 

 Secretary and Treasurer, and a Committee of six Members. 

 Three shall form a quorum. 



3. — The Officers and Committee shall be elected annually 

 at a General Meeting, to be held as provided in Rule 8. A 

 list of nominees shall be prepared by the Committee, and 

 submitted to such Annual Meeting, and the election shall then be 

 taken by show of hands. Any vacancy which may occur during 

 the interval between two Annual Meetings shall be filled in by the 

 Committee, and reported to the Society at the next meeting. 



4. — All persons above sixteen years of age are eligible as 

 members. Anyone desiring to join the Society must be proposed 

 and seconded by two members at any ordinary meeting, and may 

 then be elected by show of hands. 



5. — All members shall contribute a Subscription of Five 

 Shillings annually, payable on election, and ou each succeeding 

 first of January. Members elected in December shall not be 

 liable for any subscription until the following first of January. 



6. — An ordinary Meeting of the Society for the election of 

 Members, for reading and discussing papers and correspondence, 

 and for the exhibition of Microscopical and other specimens, 

 shall be held on the first Tuesday in each month at the Museum 

 at 8.15 p.m. ; or at any other time and place duly notified to the 

 members. 



7. — Each member may introduce two friends at any ordinary- 

 meeting. 



