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17. — The Council shall have power to form any Section or Sub- 

 Section, to consist of not less than six Members, for the study of any 

 special subject which the Council may deem within the scope of the 

 Society's work. They shall annually appoint the Chairman of any such 

 Section or Sub-Section on the nomination of that Section or Sub- 

 Section. 



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

 not less than 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 Mem- 

 bers of the Section. 



18. — Each Sectional Chairman shall be responsible for the prepara- 

 tion and arrangement of each Sectional Meeting and Excursion, and 

 shall 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 ^ame 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 Coun- 

 cil. Every Chairman of Section shall report at each Meeting of the 

 Council. Every Chairman 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 dn 

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

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

 desire of the Members present at the Annual Meeting. 



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

 of 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. 



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

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

 shall be eligible for election as a A 7 ice-President at the Annual Meet- 

 ing, 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. 



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 ex- 

 penses, and therefrom 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 ex- 

 penses 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. 



