424 JOUENAL OF THE ROiML HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
CHAPTER II. 
Election and Admission of Fellows. 
4. Every candidate for admission as a Fellow of the Society must be 
proposed by two or more Fellows. 
5. The proposers must sign a certificate in recommendation of the 
candidate in the form marked A in the Appendix annexed hereto, and 
forward such certificate to the Secretary of the Society. 
0. Such certificate of recommendation shall be laid before the Council 
of the Society for approval, and if approved the name of the proposed new 
Fellow shall be read at the next ensuing general meeting, and the election 
of the candidate shall be then put to the vote, unless a ballot is demanded 
in writing under the hands of five or more Fellows present, in which case 
the election shall be postponed until the next ensuing general meeting. 
7. When the voting is open, the candidate shall be elected if a majority 
of the Fellows voting record their votes in his favour ; when the voting 
is by ballot, a majority of two-thirds of the Fellows voting at such ballot 
is required. 
8. When a ballot has been demanded, two scrutineers shall be ap- 
pointed by the Chairman of the ensuing meeting, and it shall be their 
duty to superintend the ballot, and report the result to the Chairman, the 
manner in which the ballot is taken being such as the Council shall from 
time to time direct. 
9. Every candidate elected, as aforesaid, shall become, and be admitted 
to enjoy the rights and privileges of, a Fellow on paying his first sub- 
scription and signing the form of obligation marked C in the Appendix. 
10. Ladies may be admitted Fellows or Members of the Society. 
CHAPTER III. 
Suhscriptions and Privileges of Fellows. 
11. Each Fellow shall pay an annual subscription at \\U option of 
£4:. 4s., and be entitled to 
(i.) A vote at all meetings of the Society. 
(ii.) Personal admission to all Conferences, General Meetings and 
Exhibitions, and to the Society's Rooms, Gardens, and Library, 
subject to the regulations of the Council for the time being in force. 
(iii.) A copy of the Society's Journal pos^ free. 
(iv.) One non-transferable (personal) Pass and Five transferable 
tickets ; 
or of £2. 2s., and be entitled to 
(i.), (ii.), and (iii.) as above. 
(iv.) One non -transferable Pass and Tiuo transferable tickets ; 
or of £1. Is., and be entitled to 
(i.), (ii.), and (iii.) as above. 
(iv.) One transferable ticket in lieu of the personal Pass. 
12. Any Fellow wishing to ccmmute his Annual Subscription may do 
