consist of persons eminently distinguished for science or literature. Its number 

 shall not exceed Fifty-six, of whom Twenty may be British subjects, and Thirty- 

 six may be subjects of foreign states. 



XL 



Personages of Royal Blood may be elected Honorary Fellows, without regard Royal Personages, 

 to the limitation of numbers specified in Law X. 



XII. 



Honorary Fellows may be proposed by the Council, or by a recommendation Recommendation 

 (in the form given below *) subscribed by three Ordinary Fellows ; and in case lows. 

 the Council shall decline to bring this recommendation before the Society, it shall 

 be competent for the proposers to bring the same before a General Meeting. The 

 election shall be by ballot, after the proposal has been communicated viva voce Mode of Election. 

 from the Chair at one meeting, and printed in the circular for the meeting at 

 which the ballot is to take place. 



XIII. 



The election of Ordinary Fellows shall take place at the Ordinary Meetings of Election of o.-di- 



nary Fellows. 



the Society. The election shall be by ballot, and shall be determined by a majo- 

 rity of at least two-thirds of the votes, provided Twenty-four Fellows be present 

 and vote. 



XIV. 



The Ordinary Meetings shall be held on the first and third Mondays of every Ordinary Meet- 

 ings, 

 month, from November to June inclusive. Regular minutes shall be kept of the 



proceedings, and the Secretaries shall do the duty alternately, or according to such 



agreement as they may find it convenient to make. 



XV. 



The Society shall from time to time publish its Transactions and Proceedings. The Transactions. 

 For this purpose the Council shall select and arrange the papers which they shall 



* We hereby recommend- 



for the distinction of being made an Honorary Fellow of this Society, declaring that each of us from 

 our own knowledge of his services to [Literature or Science as the case may be) believe him to be 

 worthy of that honour. 



(To be signed by three Ordinary Fellows.) 



To the President and Council of Royal Society 

 of Edinburgh. 



