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THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN NATURALIST 
June, 1953 
always, that officers and members of the Committee due to retire 
shall continue in office until their places have been effectively filled 
subject to their previous cesser of office or membership. 
(3) The Committee may convene an ordinary meeting of the 
Section at any time. 
(4) The Committee may at any time and shall upon the 
requisition in writing of at least seven financial members specifying 
the purpose for which the meeting is required, convene a special 
meeting of the Section. The special business for which the meeting 
has been convened and no other shall be transacted at such meeting- 
Seven members shall constitute a quorum. 
XI. Two persons, not being officers or members of the Com- 
mittee shall be elected at each annual meeting to audit the financial 
statement for the following year. 
XII. The Section may enter into affiliation with any organisation 
having similar objects to those of the Section but only if there is a 
two-third majority of a vote taken at an annual or special meeting- 
held to consider such an application and if no objection is raised by 
the Council of the Royal Society of South Australia (Inc.). 
XIII. The Committee may make, repeal, alter or vary any by-law 
not inconsistent with these rules for the effective carrying out of 
the objects and purposes of the Section, and such altered by-law (s) 
shall be ratified by members at the next following general meeting. 
XIV. The Section may, by a resolution approved by not less 
than two-thirds of the members voting at an annual meeting or at a 
special meeting duly convened for the purpose, repeal, alter, add 
to or vary any existing rule, and these rules will become operative 
only after approval by the Council of the Royal Society of South 
Australia (Inc.) (Royal Society By-law IX. (fi) ). 
BY-LAWS. 
I. Any person having an interest in the study of natural history 
and who is prepared to further the objects of the Section shall be 
eligible for nomination as a member. 
II. (1) The Committee shall consist of fifteen (15) members, viz., 
eight officers and seven other members. The officers may be a 
chairman, two vice-chairmen, a treasurer, an editor, assistant editor 
and/or magazine secretary, a librarian, a secretary, assistant secretary, 
the retiring chairman of the Section and President and Vice-Presidents 
of the Royal Society of S.A. ex officio. Any five members of the 
Committee present at a meeting shall constitute a quorum. 
(2) At each annual meeting all officers of the Committee shall 
retire but all retiring officers and members may be eligible for re- 
election. The senior vice-chairman shall retire each year, but is 
eligible for re-election. 
(3) The vacancies on the Committee for the ensuing year shall 
be filled by election by those members present in person at the 
annual meeting. If so required by any two members the election shall 
be by ballot. 
(4) Nominations for the position of office must be in the hands 
of the secretary seven days before the date of election, but the chair- 
man will accept further nominations if those present decide this 
shall be done. 
(5) The secretary shall keep a record of attendance of the 
members at all meetings of the Committee and present it at the 
annual meeting. 
(6) If any member of the Committee who has received notice 
of the meeting absents himself from three consecutive meetings of 
Auditors 
Affiliation 
Alteration 
i)f by-laws 
Alteration 
>f Rules 
Membership* 
Committee 
