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Chairman of the meeting at which such payment is 

 authorised. 



13. An annual meeting shall be held in the month of Annual 



Meetings 

 February in each year, and the Council shall report their 



proceedings during the past year, and shall produce their 

 accounts, duly audited, for publication ; and the meeting 

 shall elect by ballot the office-bearers for the ensuing 

 year, and fill up any vacancy which may exist in the 

 Council : provided that no person shall hold the office of 

 President, Vice-President, or Treasurer, for two years suc- 

 cessively. 



14. The Council may, and upon receiving a requisition Special Meet- 

 in writing, signed by twelve or more Members, shall con- Members, 

 vene a special meeting of the Members, to be held within 



fifteen days after the receipt of such requisition : Pro- 

 vided that such requisition, and the notices convening 

 the meeting, shall specify the subject to be considered at 

 such meeting, and that subject only shall be discussed at 

 such meeting. 



15. The Council, or any general meeting of the Society, Honorary 

 may admit, as Honorary Members, any ladies or gentlemen em ers ' 

 who may have distinguished themselves in connection with 

 the objects of the Society, and at such meeting any other 

 business of the Society shall be transacted, of which one 

 day's previous notice shall have been given to the Secre- 

 tary by any Member desirous of bringing the same 

 forward. 



16. No Medal of the Society shall be awarded to any 

 person except by the vote of at least seven Members of 

 Council present at a Council Meeting, and after notice of 

 motion for awarding such Medal shall have been given at 

 the next preceding meeting of the Council. 



17. It shall be lawful for any annual or special meeting Power to alter 

 of the Society to alter, vary, or amend the rules ; or to sub- 



