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5. Notice of his having been elected shall be sent by the Secretary 
to each member, with a copy of the Laws and of the following 
Declaration, yrhich he shall be requested to sign and return to the 
Secretary. 
To the Council of the Geological and Polytechnic Society of the West- 
Riding of Yorkshire. 
I do hereby declare that as a member of the above Society, I will 
conform to its laws, and endeavour to promote its objects. 
Signed 
Dated 
6. Any member may withdraw from the society by giving notice 
in writing of his intention to the Secretary, and pajing up his sub- 
scription to the end of the current year. 
7. Any individual who resides out of the West-Riding of York- 
shire, and is distinguished for the pursuit of the objects contem- 
plated by the Society, or who may render any services to the Society, 
may be elected an honorary member in the same form as an ordinary 
member. 
8. The Annual Subscription shall be half a guinea, and 2s. 6d. 
for the Reports, which shall be payable in advance on the 1st 
January each year. 
Note. — Members who are elected at the December meetings 
shall not be liable to subscriptions until the 1 st January following. 
9. If any member allow his subscription to be in arrear for more 
than one year, and after receiving notice from the Secretary, do not 
pay it within one month, the Council may erase his name from the 
list of subscribers. 
10. No NEW Law shall be passed, nor any law altered^ except at a 
General meeting, nor unless a notice in writing, signed by six mem- 
bers, have been given at the preceding Quarterly Meeting, and 
afterwards inserted in the circulars calling the meeting. 
11. The Officers of the Society shall be a President, Vice-Presi- 
dent, and Twelve Trustees, a Secretary, a Treasurer, and two 
Honorary Curators, and a Council of Twelve Members in addition 
to the Officers. 
