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(e) The elected iiiemhers of the Council shall he elected at the Annual 
General Meeting; foui’ of the elected members shall retire e\ ery 
year by rotation in order of seniority ; the seniority of members to 
be determined by drawing lots at the time of their election. H©- 
tiring members shall not be eligible for re-election until the next 
Annual General Meeting. 
(f) All nomin itions for vacancies on the Council shall be in writing, 
signed bj^ two members of the Society, shall be accompanied l)y 
the written consent of the candidate to serve if elected, and shall 
be sent to the Honorary General Secretary before February 1st in 
each year. In the event of an insufficient number of nominations 
being received by February 1st to fill the vacancies, the Council 
shall have power to make the necessary nojiunations. 
(g) In cases of emergency the Council shall have power to make urgent 
temporary appointments at their own discretion. 
4. MEMBERSHIP 
(a) ORDINARY MEMBERSHIP of the Society is open to all persons 
ifiter^fited in botany who com])ly with Rule 4(d) and paj^ the cur- 
rent sub.scription, which shall entitle them to the privileges of 
membershii) until the 31st day of December of the current year. 
[But see also Rule 6(c).] 
(I)) JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP. Persons under the age of 21 years may 
join the Society as Junior Members on payment of half the annual 
subscri])tion payabie by Ordinary Members. Pajmient of this sum 
shall entitle a Junior Member to the privileges of membership until 
the 31st day of December of the current year. A Junior JMember 
will cea.se to be a Junior Member on the 31st day of December of 
the year in which he reaches the age of 21 years, and may then 
become an Ordinary Member without being again proposed and 
seconded. 
(c) FAMIUY MEMBERSHIP. Meml)ers of the family of an Ordinary 
Member who do not wish to receive copies of the Societ 3 ’’s periodical 
publications may, at the discretion of the Council, be elected mem- 
bers of the Society on payment of such reduced subscription as the 
Council shall from time to time decide; such members shall have all 
the other privileges of Ordinary Membei's. Enquiries concerning * 
Family iMembership should be addressed to the Honorary General 
Secretary. 
(d) CANDIDATES FOR MEMBERSHIP shall obtain from the 
Honorary General Secretary a copy of the Rules of the Society and 
sign a Form of Declaration of their willingness to support the 
objects of the Society and accejit the responsibilities of member- 
ship. Candidates shall be proposed and seconded by members of 
the Society, and should indicate the nature of their botanical in- 
terests. [In case of difficulty in complying with this provision the 
Honorary General Secretary should be consulted.] 
