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KULES OF THE SOCIETY 
absence of the Vice-President, the Honorary Secretary or 
the Honorary Treasurer, the Committee shall elect substitutes 
to act until the next General Meeting or until the return of 
the officers in question. 
11. Notice of resolutions to be brought before a General 
Meeting by members shall be given to the Honorary Secretary 
at least fourteen days before the Meeting. 
12. The Committee shall be twelve in number, including 
the President, Vice-President, Honorary Secretary, and Hon- 
orary Treasurer, but the Committee shall have power to elect 
an additional member if necessary. 
13. Four Members of the Committee shall form a quorum at 
a Committee Meeting. Fifteen Members shall form a quorum 
at a General Meeting. No alteration in the constitution of 
the Society shall be carried except by a vote of two-thirds of 
the members which shall be ascertained by a referendum. 
14. Ordinary Meetings shall be held as often as the Com- 
mittee may decide. 
15. The business of the General Meetings of the Society 
shall be conducted as nearly as possible in the following order : 
(1) Minutes of preceding meeting to be read and con- 
firmed and signed by Chairman. 
(2) Business arising out of Minutes to be discussed. 
(3) Communications from Members relating to business 
to be brought forward. 
(4) Election of Officers, &c., &c. 
16. The Ordinary Meetings of the Society for Scientific 
business shall be conducted as nearly as possible as follows : 
(1) Minutes of preceding meeting to be read, confirmed, 
and signed by the Chairman. 
(2) Original papers or communications to be read and 
discussed, and any exhibits to be submitted. 
(3) Names of new Members to be announced. 
17. A Special General Meeting may be called by the Com- 
mittee, or at the written request of twenty Members, and the 
date of same to be fixed by the Committee. 
18. It shall be the duty of the Honorary Secretary to 
conduct the correspondence of the Society, to attend the 
meetings, and keep a record of the Minutes. 
19. The Honorary Treasurer shall be responsible for the 
