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Vice-Presidents, or in their absence the Senior Member, 

 shall preside at every meeting of the Council. 



Method of 73. The ordinary method of voting at the Council 

 Voting. &\\2\\ be by shew of hands, but a ballot shall be taken 



in cases prescribed by any regulation of the Council, or 

 when demanded by any Member present ; and the deci- 

 sion of the majority shall be considered the decision of 

 the meeting ; in case of equality of votes, the Chairman 

 shall give a second or casting vote. 



Voting may be 74. The voting on any question, except it be one of 

 postpone . adjournment, shall on the demand of any Member pre- 

 sent, be postponed to the next ensuing meeting, when 

 the question shall be disposed of. 



Minutes of 75. Minutes of the proceedings of every meeting of 

 the Council shall be taken during their progress by one 

 of the Secretaries, or, in case of their absence, by some 

 Member present, whom the Chairman shall appoint for 

 the occasion. The minutes shall afterwards be copied 

 fairly in a minute book and read and signed by the 

 Chairman at the next meeting of the Council. 



Minutes, No- 76. All letters, notices, minutes of Members, and 

 filed.' ' other documents connected with the business of the 



Society, shall be filed in the order of their dates and 

 preserved. 



Government of 77. The Government of the Society and the direc- 

 ? ocl f *?' en " tion, management, and execution of its concerns, shall 

 Council. be entrusted to the Council, subject to no other restric- 



tions than are and may be imposed by the Rules, and to 

 no other interference than may arise from the decisions 

 of the Members assembled in general meetings. 



Rules and Or- 78. The Council may from time to time make such 

 ^ers o oun- j^ e g U ] at j ons an( j j ssue g^ or( j ers no t inconsistent with 



