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Sectional A Section shall consist of those Members who attend in each year 

 Meetings not j egg ^ an three Meetings of such Section. 



The Chairman of each Section shall appoint a Secretary, who in 



addition to the ordinary secretarial duties shall keep a list of the Members 



of the Section. 



18. — Each Sectional Chairman shall be responsible for the preparation 

 and arrangement of each Sectional Meeting and Excursion, and 6hall 

 submit details of the same to the Hon. Secretary for submission to the 

 next ensuing Meeting of the Council. He shall submit accounts of costs 

 incurred by him to the Hon. Treasurer, after each Meeting or Excursion, 

 who shall lay the same before the Council at their next ensuing Meeting. 

 At the first Meeting of each Section or Sub-section in the Year, after the 

 annual Meeting, such Section or Sub-section shall nominate its Chairman. 



19. — A book for each Section shall be provided by the Secretaries 

 to be kept at the Society's Room ; each Chairman of Section, or his Secretary 

 shall enter therein an account of each Meeting, with number of Members 

 attending, and notes of any matters of interest observed or discussed. 

 Such book to be presented at each Meeting of the Council. Every Chair- 

 man of Section shall report as to the work of his Section at the Annual 

 Meeting of the Society. 



20. — Any Members of the Council other than Ex-officio Members 

 who shall have failed to attend half the Meetings of the Council held in 

 any one year, provided that such non-attendance be not caused by illness 

 or absence abroad, shall not be eligible for re-election, except by desire 

 of the Members present at the Annual Meeting. 



The 21. — The President need not necessarily be selected from Members 



President 0 f the Society, and shall be elected annually. He shall deliver an Address 

 at as early a date in the Winter Session as can be arranged. 



Vice- 22. — Any Member of the Society who, in the opinion of the Council. 



Presidents shall have rendered distinguished service to Science or to the Society, 

 shall be eligible for election as a Vice-President at the Annual Meeting, 

 as long as he or she remains a Member of the Society. 



23. — Each of the Vice-Presidents in rotation shall be requested to 

 act as Chairman at the General Meetings of the Society. 



Secretaries 24. — The Secretaries shall perform all the usual secretarial work ; 



shall keep minutes of all Council Meetings, and the Annual Meeting, 

 and a synopsis of all General Meetings. They shall cause a programme 

 of each General Meeting to be sent to every Member seven days at least 

 before each such Meeting. They shall make all preparations for carrying 

 out all General Meetings and General Excursions, at which they shall 

 receive from each Member his or her share of the day's expenses, and there- 

 from defray all costs of the Meeting. Any surplus of such collection 

 shall go to the General Fund, and any deficit be defrayed out of that fund. 

 They shall keep an account of all out-of-pocket expenses incurred in 

 arranging Meetings and otherwise. They shall give notice of their election 

 to all new Members. They shall furnish a copy of the Annual Report 

 to all Members who have paid their subscription, to Honorary Members, 

 and to any such Scientific Societies as the Council may from time to time 

 appoint to receive them. 



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 Meeting next 

 preceding the Annual Meeting. He shall receive and acknowledge 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 Co'incil any accounts that are due for payment. After presentation 

 of the Balance Sheet to the Council, he shall submit it to the Auditor* 

 and lastly to the Annual Meeting of the Society. 



