June, 1953 
THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN NATURALIST 
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VI. (1) Every candidate for membership shall be nominated on 
the prescribed form by two members. 
(2) The nomination form shall be lodged with the secretary and 
shall be submitted to the Committee at their next following meeting 
and the election shall be held at the next meeting of the Section 
thereafter. 
(3) No person shall be eligible for election as an honorary mem- 
ber unless recommended by the Committee. 
(4) Elections shall be by ballot or show of hands of those mem- 
bers present in person at the meeting; one negative in six or part 
thereof excluding. 
(5) Every person elected shall be forthwith notified thereof by 
the secretary; the notification shall be accompanied by a copy of the 
rules and by-laws of the Section. 
(6) Within one month of his election, a member shall be notified 
by the treasurer of the subscription due and upon payment of the 
amount shall be enrolled as a member of the Section. 
VII. (1) The secretary and/or treasurer shall keep an official roll 
of the members of the Section. 
(2) A member may tender his resignation from the Section at 
any time by notification in writing to the secretary who shall bring 
the matter to the Committee at its next following meeting. With 
the approval of the Committee he shall thereupon cease to be a 
member but shall not thereby be released from any indebtedness 
to the Section. 
(3) The Committee may, at its discretion and upon such terms 
as it thinks fit, re-enrol any person who has ceased to be a member. 
(4) If elected within three months before the end of the financial 
year a member, if he wishes, may defer taking up his membership 
until the following year. 
VIII. (1) Subject to the control of the Section and the general 
meeting the management of the business affairs and funds of the 
Section and the custody of its property shall, subject to any. by-laws 
for the time being regulating or prescribing conditions as to the 
same, be vested in a Committee, composed of a chairman, two vice- 
chairmen, treasurer, editor, assistant editor and/or magazine secretary, 
librarian, secretary and assistant secretary, all being members of the 
Section, and such other members as may be prescribed, who shall 
be elected and hold office for such periods as may be prescribed. 
(2) The Committee shall act by resolution of the majority of 
the Committee present at its meeting. 
(3) The Section acknowledges the authority of the parent body 
and agrees to the conditions under which it may exist (Royal 
Society of S.A. (Inc.) By-law IX (1)- (10) ). 
IX. The Chairman, if present, shall preside at all meetings of 
the Committee or Section. In his absence, his duties shall be carried 
out by such other officer or member denoted or elected in the manner 
prescribed. 
X. (1) The financial year of the Section shall end on the last- 
day of June in each year and the annual meeting shall be held in 
the month of July or in such other month and upon a date and 
at a place to be appointed by the Committee. 
(2) At the annual meeting the Committee shall submit a report 
and a duly audited financial statement, and the meeting shall elect 
the officers and members of the Committee to take the place of 
those who are due to retire and shall also transact any other business 
that may be permissible in accordance with the by-laws provided, 
Election of 
Members 
Membership 
Management 
. Chairman 
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