LAWS. XV. 



were not on the last Council to be on the Council for the 

 ensuing session, and formally to submit to the Society, for 

 election at the Annual Meeting, the names so suggested. 

 The Secretary shall make out and send to each Member of 

 the Society, with the circular convening the Annual Meet- 

 ing, a printed list of the retiring Council, stating the date 

 of the election of each Member, and the number of his 

 attendances at the Council Meetings during the past 

 session ; and another containing the names of the Members 

 suggested for election, by which lists, and no others, the 

 votes shall be taken. It shall, however, be open to any 

 Member to substitute any other names in place of those 

 upon the lists, sufficient space being left for that purpose. 

 Should any list when delivered to the President contain 

 other than the proper number of names, that list and the 

 votes thereby given shall be absolutely void. Every list 

 must be handed in personally by the Member at the time 

 of voting. Vacancies occurring otherwise than by regular 

 annual retirement shall be filled by the Council. 



VII. — Every Candidate for Membership shall be pro- 

 posed by three or more Members, one of the proposers 

 from personal knowledge. The nomination shall be read 

 from the Chair at any Ordinary Meeting, and the Candi- 

 date therein recommended shall be ballotted for at the 

 succeeding Ordinary Meeting. Ten black balls shall 

 exclude. 



VIII. — 'When a person has been elected a Member, the 

 Secretary shall inform him thereof, by letter, and shall at 

 the same time forward him a copy of the Laws of the 

 Society. 



IX. — Every person so elected shall within one calendar 

 month after the date of such election pay an Entrance Fee 

 of Half a Guinea and an Annual Subscription of One 



