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15. — The Council shall arrange for all Lectures, Papers, Demonstra- 

 tions, and Exhibitions of Specimens, etc., at the Ordinary Meetings of 

 the Society, and shall decide upon all general Field Meetings and 

 Excursions. They 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 also have power to appoint the Chairman of any such 

 Section or Sub-section. 



16. — The Council shall have the control of the funds of the Society. 



17. — Any Member of the Council other than Ex-officio Members, who 

 shall have failed to attend half the number of Meetings of the Council 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 J 8- — The President need not necessarily be selected from Members 



President 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. 



Vice- 19. — 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. 



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

 as Chairman at the Ordinary Meetings of the Society. 



Sectional 21. — The Chairmen of any Sections or Sub-sections appointed by the 

 Meetings c 0U ncil under Rule 15, shall form a Committee to arrange for the 

 Sectional Meetings and Excursions, and shall meet for this purpose at 

 least twice in each year. Each Sectional Chairman shall be responsible 

 for the issuing of Notices of Meetings and Excursions to the Members of 

 his Section, and 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. 



22 — A book for each Section shall be provided by the Secretaries to 

 be kept at the Society's Room, each Chairman of Section to 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 Chairman of Section 

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

 Society. 



Secretaries 23. — The Secretaries shall perform all the usual secretarial work ; 



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

 Meeting, and a synopsis of all Ordinary Meetings. They shall cause a 

 programme of each Ordinary Meeting to be sent to every Member seven 

 days at least before each such Meeting. They shall make all preparations 

 for carrying out all Ordinary Meetings and General Excursions, at which 

 they shall receive from each Member his or her share of the day's 

 expenses, 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 expenses 

 incurred in arranging Meetings and otherwise. They shall give notice fo 

 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 24 — 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 



