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8. Every ordinary Member of the Society shall pay, on admis- 

 sion, an entrance fee of half a guinea, and an annual subscription of 

 one guinea. Annual subscriptions shall be considered due on the 1st of 

 January of each year. Members who fail to pay their subscriptions by 

 the end of the year (provided they have been called for), shall be con- 

 sidered to have relinquished their connection with the Society. 



9. The privilege of a Life Membership may be ensured by the 

 payment of £10 10s., with entrance fee, on admission; £8 85., after 

 two years; and £7 7«., after four or more years' subscriptions. 



10. The Office-bearers of the Society shall be, a President, two 

 Vice-Presidents, Treasurer and Secretary, with a Librarian, Curator 

 of the Museum, and Conservator of the Meteorological and other 

 scientific instruments of the Society : — all appointed from time to 

 time by open vote at some General Meeting of the Society ; and their 

 functions shall be as follows .— 



|" 1 .] The President, and in his absence one of the Vice-Presidents, 

 shall take the Chair at all meetings of the Society and of the 

 Committee, maintain order, collect the votes, and cause the 

 laws of the Society to be observed and enforced. 



[2.] The Treasurer shall receive, collect, and pay out all 

 monies on behalf of the Society, keep an account thereof, 

 with the vouchers, and submit a statement of the pecuniary 

 affairs of the Society to the Anniversary Meeting, and at 

 other times as may be required. 



[3.] The Secretary shall arrange, give notice of, and attend, 

 all meetings of the Society and of the Committee, and re- 

 cord their proceedings ; he shall also edit the Journal, and 

 exercise a general superintendence under the authority of 

 the Committee. 



[4.] The Librarian, Curator of the Museum, and Conservator 

 of the Scientific Instruments belonging to the Society, will 



