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jects, under tlie condition tliat a principle of its constitu- 
)n shall be the total exclusion of all questions at its Exclusion of 
eetings, or in its proceedings, of a political tendency, or 
ring reference to measiu-es pending, or to be brought for- 
ird, in either of our Houses of Parliament, which no reso- • 
ion, bye-law, or other enactment of the said body politic 
,}d corporate, shall on any account or pretence whatever be 
ny time allowed to infringe. 
We fiu-ther declare, that the number of Subscribers of Number. 
: said body politic and corporate shall be indefinite, but 
d according to their election or rate of pajTuent into 
J cinors and members, with such individual privileges as Governors and 
fill appertain respectively unto each, there being added to 
t Society such honorary, corresponding, and foreign mem- 
I'S as may be found desii'able for the promotion of its 
B oral objects. 
]. It is also our will and pleasure, that there be three 
gieral meetings of sucli governors and members of the said General Mcet- 
S'iety held in each year, namely, two of these general 
Detings in London, in the months of May and December, 
al the other in such other part of England or ^Yales as Country Meet- 
s' U be deemed most advantageous in time and place for the 
a ancement of the objects of the Society. We further will 
a I declare, that at such general meeting in London, to be Date of General 
hd on the twenty-second or (should that date fall on a ^'««'j"S- 
Siday) on the twenty -third day of May, the governors and 
n tubers shall have full power to elect a president and President and 
cncil, which president and council, although then duly 
e.'Aed, shall, nevertheless, not come into office until after 
tl' day of the annual countiy meeting next following, and 
sill then continue fi-om that day in their respective offices 
ai. appointments for one year (more or less according to 
tl date of the next annual country meeting) ; all ^■acancies Vacancies, 
oiiirring in such offices and appointments by resignation, 
d<th, or otherwise, to be filled up by election, and the 
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