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

 to discuss and determine such matters as may be brought forward 

 relative to the affiiirs of the Society ; and 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 June 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 or someone specially invited by the Council shall take the 

 chair at the time fixed for the commencement of the Meeting ; the 

 minutes of the last Ordinary Meeting shall be read by the Secretary, 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 communi- 

 cations 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 prior 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). 



