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the offices for wliicli they are respectfully seeking election. Each member 
shall make a cross (X) opposite tlie names of those for whom he desires to 
vote, and sliall sign the yiaper at the foot and send it in a sealed envelope 
to the Scrutineer, so that he may receive it before the 5lh of February. 
'Die .Scrutineer ^sliall prepare a return of the officers elected, showing the 
number of votes recorded for each candidate and send it to one of the 
Secretaries for publication in the Notices to Members for February. The 
Scrutineer sliall not reveal to any person liow any member shall liave voted. 
In an event of an equality of votes tlie President shall have a casting vote. 
7. Dealers in birds sliall not be eligible for election to any office in 
the Club, except tliat of Judge. For the purpose of tliis rule, any member 
who habituallv buys birds with the intention of selling them again shall be 
deemed a dealer in birds. Before the annual election of officers, the Secre- 
taries shall submit to the Council the list of members willing to stand for 
election to the Secretaryship, the Treasureiship, and the Council, and the 
Council sliall remove from the list the name of any camlidate who shall be, 
in the opinion of the Council, a dealer in birds within the meaning of this 
rule. The decision of the Council, or of an\' Committee to whom the 
Council shall delegate its power under this rule, shall be final. When a 
dealer is proposed as a member of the Club, the fact of his being a dealer 
shall be stated in the Notices to Members. 
8. It shall be lawful for the Council to delegate any of its powers 
to a Committee. 
9. The Council may appoint an Arbitration Committee, which may 
decide questions at issue between members and associates when requested 
to do so by both parties. /* iiy decision of such Committee shall be final. 
Except to the extent permitted bv this rule, the Club and its officers shall 
decline to concern themselves with disputes between members. 
10. The Council shall have power to alter and add to the Rules, but 
shall give to the members notice of any proposed alteration or addition, and 
in the event of six members obiecting thereto within fourteen days the 
proposed alterations or addition shall fie submitted to the votes of the 
members. Failing such objection the alteration or addition shall date from 
its adoption by tlie Council. 
11. The Council shall have power to expel any member or associate 
at any time. 
12. Neither the office of Scrutineer nor that of Auditor shall be held 
for two consecutive years by the same person. The Scrutineer shall not be 
a candidate at any election at which he acts as Scrutineer. 
13. If any office becomes vacant at any time other that at the end of 
the current year of the Club, the Council shall have power to nominate any 
member to fill the vacancy. 
14. The decision of the majority of the Council shall be final and 
binding on the Club, but a resolution passed by the Council shall not be 
acted upon unless there be an absolute majority of the Council (and not 
merely of those voting) in its favour. 
