LAWS. XV1L 



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 Meeting, 

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

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

 dances at the Council Meetings during the past session ; 

 and another containing the names of the Members sug- 

 gested 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 theiein recommended shall be balloted 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 



