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RULES. 
of ten guineas or upwards shall be Life Members of the 
Society ; and any person who may render special services 
to the Society, by contribution of stock or otherwise, shall 
be eligible for life membership, and may be elected as such 
by the Council, or by any annual general meeting. 
Property 3. All the property of the Society shall vest in the 
CounSif he Council for the time being, for the use, purposes, and 
benefit of the Society. 
Executive 4. ■ The Society shall be governed by a Council of twelve 
Officers. ]yj[ em ]3 erSj to include a President, two Vice-Presidents, and 
an Honorary Treasurer, who shall annually retire from 
Council. office, and three other Members (viz., those who have 
attended the fewest Meetings of the Council proportion- 
ately since their appointment) shall also retire annually, 
but shall be eligible for re-election, subject to Rule 13. 
Provided that if any sum of money be voted to the Society 
by Act of Parliament, or trusts conferred upon the Council 
by the Government, then it shall be lawful for the Chief 
Secretary for the time being to appoint, if he consider it 
expedient, any number of gentlemen, not exceeding three, 
to act as Members of the Council, and they shall have all 
the privileges as if otherwise duly elected. 
Vacancy in 5. In case of a vacancy occurring by the death, resigna- 
how sup- tion, or non-attendance of any Member of the Council for 
phed * a period of two months, without leave of the Council, the 
remaining Members shall, in due course, appoint another 
Member of the Society to be a Member of the Council in 
the place and stead of the Member who shall so resign or 
absent himself; but such new Member shall be nominated 
at an ordinary meeting of the Council prior to the meeting 
at which he is elected. 
Council to 6. In case of a vacancy occurring by the death or resig- 
vLancies. nation of the President, Yice-President, or Hon. Treasurer, 
the Council may appoint from amongst themselves, or the 
other Members of the Society, a person to fill the vacancy 
so occurring, and the person elected shall hold office only 
until the next Annual Meeting ; but shall be eligible for 
re-election for the subsequent year. Provided that such 
