Bye-Laws. 
XI 
as have distinguished themselves in promoting the objects for 
which tho Society was established ; such Honorary IMembers 
shall not bo called upon for the payment of any subscriptions ; 
they shall liave the privilege of attending and speaking at the 
Meetings of the Society and of the Council, but not of voting 
at either. 
30. Members may be dismissed from the Society in the following Dismissal, 
manner : — Any ten Members of the Society rsyxj send, in writing, 
signed by their names, to the Council, a request that any Member 
of the Society shall be dismissed from the Society. Such request 
shall be placed in a conspicuous part of the Council-room, and 
a copy thereof transmitted by post to the Member jDroposed 
to be so dismissed, signed by the Secretary. At the monthly 
Meeting of the Council which shall take place next after one 
month shall have elapsed after such request shall have been 
placed in the Council-room, the Council shall take the matter 
thereof into their consideration ; but the Council shall not so 
take it into consideration unless twelve Members of the Council 
at the least shall be present. If this number be not present, the 
consideration of the request shall be adjourned to the next 
monthly Meeting of the Council, and so on till a monthly Meeting 
shall take place at which twelve Members are present. If the 
Council so constituted shall unanimously agree to the dismissal 
of such Member, he shall be no longer a Member of the Society ; 
but if they shall not imanimously agree to his dismissal, their 
decision shall be considered to have been made in his favour : 
Provided alwaj's, that his dismissal shall not relieve him 
from the payment of any debt previously due by him to the 
Society ; and that if a Life Governor or Life Member, he shall 
not have any claim to any portion of the commutation he has 
paid. 
General Meetings. 
31. The two London General Meetings of the Society shall be General Mcet- 
held in the Council-room : public notice of such meetings being '"S^- 
given in such newspapers as the Council may decide; and all elec- 
tions (excepting that of the Council) and resolutions shall be deter- 
mined by a show of hands. The General Meeting in December 
shall be held at such date in that month, and the Annual Meeting 
in the country at such time and place, as the Council maj- 
decide. The place of Meeting in the country shall be settled by Country Jlcet- 
the Council at the first Wednesday in May, and declared at the 
