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of the Council on the state of the Society, and to deliberate thereon ; and 

 to discuss and determine such matters as may be brought forward 

 relative to the affairs of the Society ; " Also to elect Members of Council 

 and Officers for the ensuing year." 



2. The Council shall call a Special General Meeting of the Members 

 and Associates, when it seems to them necessary, or when required to do 

 so by requisition, signed by not less than ten Members and Associates 

 specifying the question intended to be submitted to such Meeting. Two 

 weeks' notice must be given of any such Special General Meeting ; and 

 only the subjects of which notice has been given shall be discussed 

 thereat. " No alteration in, or addition to, the existing rules shall be 

 made except at such Special General Meeting." 



3. The Ordinary Meetings of the Society shall usually be held on the 

 first and third Monday afternoons or evenings in each month, from 

 January to J une inclusive and in December : or on such other afternoons 

 or evenings as the Council may determine to be convenient : and a 

 printed card of the Meetings for each Session shall be forwarded to each 

 Member and Associate. 



4. At the Ordinary Meetings the order of proceeding shall be as 

 follows : The President, or one of the Vice-Presidents, or a Member of 

 the Council, shall take the chair at the time fixed for the commencement 

 of the Meeting, the minutes of the last Ordinary or Intermediate Meeting 

 shall be read aloud by one of the Secretaries, and, if found correct, shall 

 be signed by the Chairman ; the names of new Members and Associates 

 shall be read ; the presents made to the Society since their last Meeting 

 shall be announced ; and any other communications which the Council 

 think desirable shall be made to the Meeting. After which, the Paper or 

 Papers intended for discussion shall be announced and read, and the 

 persons present shall be invited by the Chairman to make any observations 

 thereon which they may wish to offer. 



The claims of Members and Associates to take part in a discussion 

 are j^rior to those of Visitors. The latter when desiring to speak 

 upon any Paper, must first send their cards to the Chairman and 

 ask permission (unless they have been specially invited by the 

 Council "to attend, and join in considering the subject before 

 the Meeting," or are called upon by the Chairman). 



