XIV. 
Annual General Meeting. 
40. The course of Proceedings after the Chair has been taken 
shall be as follows: — 
(1) Reading of the Minutes of the previous Annual 
Meeting. 
(2) Reading of Nominations of Candidates for Coun- 
cil, appointment of Scrutineers, and opening of 
ballot. 
(3) Presentation and discussion of the Auditors’ Re- 
port. 
(4) Presentation and discussion of the Council’s Annual 
Report. 
(5) Report of the Scrutineers on the result of the ballot. 
(6) President’s Address. 
41. At the Annual or any General Meeting seven members 
shall constitute a quorum. 
Contributions to the Society. 
42. Every paper intended to be read before the Society, of 
whatever character, must be sent to the Honorary Secretary at 
least seven days before the date of the next ensuing Council 
.meeting, to be laid before the Council. It will be the duty of the 
Council to decide whether such contribution shall be accepted, and 
whether it shall be read in full, in abstract, or taken as read. The 
Council may obtain an opinion as to the suitability of any paper 
from any person it may select for the purpose. 
43. A Publication Committee, appointed by the Council, shall 
decide whether a paper presented to the Society shall be published 
in the Proceedings. 
44. The original copy of every paper communicated to the 
Society, with its illustrations, shall become the property of the 
Society, unless stipulation be made to the contrary, and authors shall 
not be at liberty to publish their co.mmunicated papers elsewhere, 
prior to their appearance in the publications of the Society, unless 
permission be given by the Council for so doing. 
