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Bye-Laws. 
Persons to 
piTSOIlt. 
lie 
Mode of elect- 
ing Prcsiileiit 
and Council. 
Members ot 
Council. 
IIoii>o list. 
Votino-, i.iOiU's 
of/ 
ensuing General Meeting in the year preceding such Meeting. 
At the General Meetings in London, reports from the Council, 
with a financial statement, will he read ; Members only, or 
individuals bearing the President's written order, will be allowed 
to be present, each person giving his name in writing on being- 
admitted. 
o2. At the General Meeting in May, the election of the Presi- 
dent, Vice-Presidents, and Trustees, having taken place by a show 
of hands, the election of the twenty -five Members of the Council, 
who are to replace the twenty- five Members who retire by 
rotation, shall take place in the following manner : — 
(/. A list of the Members of the Council who retire by rotation, 
but who may be re-elected, shall be prepared on or before 
the 1st of May, for inspection of the Members at the 
rooms of the Society. 
/'. The Council shall prepare a list of the twenty-five Membei-s 
whom they propose for election or re-election, which 
shall be printed on paper large enough to admit of addi- 
tions being made to it ; and a copy of this printed list 
shall be given to any Member who applies for it of the 
Secretarj', cither on the day of the General Meeting, or 
on any of the three days previously (Sundays excepted), 
between the hours of ton and four, 
c. The voting shall take place by each Member who Avishes 
to vote giving in one of these lists signed by himself, 
with such names struck out or added, as he thinks fit, to 
tlie President, at the General Meeting, before the com- 
mencement of any other business. When the lists have 
been given in, three scrutineers shall be appointed by 
the President, who shall retire into another room, and 
inspect the lists which have been given in, and report 
forthwith to the Meeting, in writing, the names of the 
twenty-five Members who shall have the majority of 
votes; after which, the papers shall be immediately de- 
stroyed by the scrutineers. If any list should contain 
the names of more than twenty-five members, it will 
be rejected. Xo Member will be allowed to vote who 
does not personally deliver his list to the President. In 
the event of any equality of votes, the election shall 1x- 
decided by the meeting on a show of hands. 
