RULES 



OF THE 



Agricultural Society of Ceylon. 



1. The Society shall be called " The Agricultural Society op Ceylon,*" 



2. The business of the General Society shall be conducted through the Board of 

 Agriculture of Ceylon. 



3. The Board shall meet for despatch of business on the first Monday of each 

 month at ?-30 p.m. Seven members shall form a quorum. 



4. Notices of motions or questions shall be sent to the Secretary at least one 

 week before the meeting of the Board. 



5. All motions will require to be seconded and will be circulated before the 

 Board meets. 



G. A General Meeting of the Society may be called by the President at any time 

 and may be held at any place to be fixed by him. 



7. All Members of the Board will be nominated by the President. 



8. Candidates for Membership of the Society must be proposed by a Member of 

 Ihe Board for the district in which the Candidate resides or owns landed property. 



9. Members of the Society shall pay a subscription of Rs. 5 per annum. 



10. Payment of the subscription in advance will entitle a Member to receive all 

 publications of the Society. All subscriptions shall be paid to the Secretary of the Board. 



11. Lists of Members will be published annually in the Government Gazette and in 

 the Journal of the Society. 



12. Local Societies may be formed with a Membership of not less than twelve 



Members. 



13. Each Local Society should be represented by a Secretary, through whom 

 correspondence with the Board can be conducted. 



14. All Local Societies will be registered at the Local Kachcheri and by the 

 Secretary of the Board. 



15. The Revenue Officer* of the Province and District shall be ex- officio Members 

 of the Local Societies withiD the Province. 



1G. Local Societies are empowered to make their own rules. 



17. All Local Societies will be entitled to receive all publications of the Society 

 on payment of an individual subscription. 



18. The funds of the Agricultural Society will be lodged in the Bank of Madras 

 in the name of the Agricultural Society of Ceylon, The Secretary will be responsible for 

 the accounts, and all cheques will be signed by him and the President or Vice-President 

 of the Board of Agriculture 



19. A statement of Expenditure incurred, &c, shall be tabled at each meeting of 

 the Board. 



20. All grants-in-aid of Local Societies or special experiment must be approved 

 by the Board. 



21. All accounts will be audited annually. 



