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notice is signed by the Fellow intending to propose the removal, and 
backed by the signatures of ten other Fellows of the Society. The 
vacancy in the Council so created shall be filled up at the same 
meeting. 
66. A copy of the notice so left shall forthwith be sent by post by the 
Secretary, under registered cover, to the address of the member proposed 
to be removed. 
67. A member of Council who is elected to fill a vacancy caused 
otherwise than by effiuxion of time shall be deemed to represent the 
member in whose place he is elected, and shall retire at the time when 
the term of office of such last-mentioned member would have expired by 
effiuxion of time. 
68. Any retiring member of Council who shall not have attended 
more than three meetings of the Council during the twelve months, 
preceding any annual meeting shall not be eligible for re-election as 
a member of Council at that meeting, unless the Council shall have 
declared by Kesolution that his non-attendance has been due to unavoid- 
able causes. 
69. The President, the Vice-Presidents, the Treasurer, and the 
Secretary shall vacate their offices on the second Tuesday in the month 
of February in every year, but shall be re-eligible. In the event of any 
vacancy occurring in any of these offices by the death, resignation, or 
incapacity of any of the officers, such vacancy may be filled up by the 
Council, ad interim, until the next annual meeting. 
70. No person shall at the same time hold any two of the offices of 
President, Treasurer, and Secretary. 
71. The offices of President, Vice-President, and Treasurer shall b& 
honorary. The office of Secretary shall also be honorary unless the 
Council resolve that he shall be a paid officer, in which case he shall be 
incapable of being a member of the Council. 
72. A Chartered Accountant, not being a member of the Council, 
shall be appointed by the annual meeting in each year to act as Auditor 
for the ensuing year. In the case of the Auditor dying, becoming 
incapacitated, or declining or neglecting to act during the course of 
the year, the Council shall have power to appoint another ad interim 
in his place till the next annual meeting. 
CHAPTER X. 
Election of Council and Officers. 
73. Any two or more Fellows desiring to nominate any other Fellow 
for election to the Council, or for appointment to the office of President, 
Vice-President, Treasurer, or Secretary, shall leave a nomination in 
writing signed by them at the offices of the Society at least fourteen 
days prior to the date of the annual meeting. 
74. Not less than seven days before the annual meeting in each year 
the Council shall prepare a list of the names of all Fellows duly^ 
