Laws of the Society. 
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ELECTION OF COUNCIL. 
XVIII. 
The election of the Council and Office-Bearers for the ensuing Session shall 
be held at the Statutory Meeting on the fourth Monday of October. The list of 
the names recommended by the Council shall be issued to the Fellows not less 
than one week before the Meeting. The election shall be by Ballot, and shall 
be determined by a majority of the Fellows present and voting. Scrutineers 
shall be nominated as in Law IV. 
XIX. 
The President may hold office for a period not exceeding five consecutive 
years ; the Vice-Presidents, not exceeding three ; the Secretaries to the Ordinary 
Meetings, not exceeding five ; the General Secretary, the Treasurer, and the 
Curator of the Library and Museum, not exceeding ten ; and ordinary members 
of Council, not exceeding three consecutive years. 
XX. 
In the event of a vacancy arising in the Council or in any of the offices 
enumerated in Law XVII, the Council shall proceed, as soon as convenient, to 
elect a Fellow to fill such vacancy for the period up to the next Statutory 
Meeting. 
POWERS OF THE COUNCIL. 
XXL 
The Council shall have the following powers : — (1) To manage all business 
concerning the affairs of the Society. (2) To decide what papers shall be 
accepted for communication to the Society, and what papers shall be printed 
in whole or in part in the Transactions and Proceedings. (3) To appoint 
Committees. (4) To appoint employees and determine their remuneration. 
(5) To award the various prizes vested in the Society, in accordance with the 
terms of the respective deeds of gift, provided that no member of the existing 
Council shall be eligible for any such award. (6) To make from time to time 
Standing Orders for the regulation of the affairs of the Society. (7) To control 
the investment or expenditure of the Funds of the Society. 
At Meetings of the Council the President or Chairman shall have a casting 
as well as a deliberative vote. 
