l8 JOURNAL AND PROCEEDINGS 



property of the Association, and of the Library and Museum, and 

 shall submit a monthly report of current expenses, beyond which no 

 money will be expended without first being sanctioned by a general 

 meeting. They may choose their own chairman and three members 

 shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. They shall 

 keep minutes of their proceedings, and report to the Association. 



40. The Chairman, in his own right, or at the request of any two 

 members, may call a meeting. 



41 The Council shall arrange the order in which papers, or other 

 subjects for consideration, may be brought before the meetings of the 

 Association, and may receive papers from strangers. 



42. Any paper read before the Association and deemed worthy 

 of preservation or publication shall become the property of the 

 Association. 



43. The Council shall prepare an annual report. 



MEETINGS. 



At the ordinary meetings the President shall take the chair at 

 the appointed hour, or as soon thereafter as five members are pres- 

 ent, and the following order of business shall be observed : 



1. Reading, amending if necessary, and sanctioning the minutes 

 of last meeting. 



2. Transactions of any business arising out of the minutes, or 

 lying over from the last meeting. 



3. Announcement by the Corresponding Secretary of letters, 

 papers, or other documents received since last meeting — and reading 

 such of them as may be desired. 



4. Report by the Curator and Librarian of donations to the 

 Library or Museum. 



5. Giving notice of motions and general business. 



6. Balloting for admission of new members. 



7. Proposals of members. 



8. Introduction of visitors (by any member.) 



9. Reading and remarks on essays and papers. 



10. Announcing, as far as practicable, the business of next 

 meeting. 



