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Treasurer 25. — The Honorary Treasurer shall have the custody of the General 



Funds of the Society. He shall prepare a Financial Statement at the 

 end of each Financial Year to be presented to the Council at the Meet- 

 ing next preceding the Annual Meeting. He shall receive and. acknow- 

 ledge all Subscriptions, and shall issue tickets of Membership to all 

 persons who are duly elected, and have paid their Subscriptions. He 

 shall bring before the Council any accounts that are due for payment. 

 After presentation of the Balance Sheet to the Council, he shall sub- 

 mit it to the Auditors and lastly to the Annual Meeting of the Society. 



26. — At the Annual Meeting and at all General Meetings of the 

 Society, not less than ten Members shall form a quorum. 



Meeting 27.— At the Annual Meeting, which shall be held in the month of 



October, the President, the Executive Officers (except the Chairman 

 and Deputy Chairman of the Council), the Hon. Librarian, Hon. Editor, 

 Hon. Curator, twelve Members of Council and two Auditors for the ensuing 

 year shall be elected (either Auditor having the power to audit the 

 accounts in the unavoidable absence of the other). At this Meeting 

 the Council's Report of the past year, together with those of the 

 Chairmen of Sections, and the Hon. Treasurer's statement of accounts, 

 duly signed by the Auditors, shall be submitted. 



28. — Alteration in the Rules shall be sanctioned by a majority of 

 not less than two-thirds of the Members present and voting at the 

 Annual Meeting, or at a Special Meeting called for that purpose, and 

 no alterations shall otherwise be made. 



29. — Notice convening an Annual or Special Meeting, together 

 with any proposed alterations in the Rules, shall be given to Members 

 at least seven clear days before such Meeting be held. Notice of 

 General Meetings, and Council Meetings (if possible) shall be given 

 at least seven clear days beforehand. 



30. — On a written requisition, signed by at least five Members of 

 the Society, the Council shall call a Special Meeting to consider any 

 question as to the affairs of the Society, such Meeting to be called 

 within three weeks of the receipt of the requisition, and at least seven 

 days' notice shall be given to the Members. At such Meeting no other 

 business than that mentioned, on the requisition, and on the notice con- 

 vening such Meeting, shall be considered. 



