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paid within three months after that date ; or, in the case of 

 new admissions, within three months after election. 



9. Any Member or Associate who contributes a donation in 

 one sum of not less than Sixty Guineas to the funds of the 

 Institute shall be enrolled as a Vice-Patron thereof, and will 

 thus also become a Life Member or Life Associate, as the case 

 may be. 



10. Should any member of the Royal Family hereafter 

 become the Patron, or a Vice-Patron, or Member of the 

 Institute, the connection shall be regarded as purely Hono- 

 rary ; and none of the Rules and Bye-Laws relating to dona- 

 tions, annual contributions, or obligations to serve in any office 

 of the Society, shall be considered as applicable to such person- 

 ages of Royal Blood. 



11. Any Member or Associate may withdraw from the 

 Society at any time, by signifying a desire to do so by 

 letter, addressed to one of the Secretaries : but such shall be 

 liable for the contribution of the curreilt year, and shall 

 continue liable for the annual contribution, until all sums due 

 to the Society from such Member or Associate shall have been 

 paid, and all books or other property borrowed from the 

 Society shall have been returned or replaced. 



12. Should there appear cause, in the opinion of the Council, 

 for the exclusion from the Society of any Member or Associate, 

 a private intimation may be made by direction of the Council, 

 in order to give such Member or Associate an opportunity 

 of withdrawing from the Society; but, if deemed necessary 

 by the Council, a Special General Meeting of Members shall 

 be called for the purpose of considering the propriety of expel- 

 ling any such person: whereat, if eleven or more Members 

 shall ballot, and a majority of those balloting shall vote that 

 such person be expelled, he shall be expelled accordingly. One 

 month^s notice, at least, shall be given to the Members of any 

 such Special General Meeting. 



13. Non-resident Members and Associates, or others de- 

 sirous of promoting the objects and interests of the Institute, 

 may be elected by the Council to act as Corresponding Mem- 



