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57. The salary of the Secretary shall he ten pounds annually. 
58. He shall not he allowed to pay any sum above one guinea without an 
order from the Council ; and vouchers shall be given by him for all sums 
paid above two shillings and sixpence. 
59. All notices and medical communications sent to him must he post paid. 
60. The Council shall consist of the President, the Vice-Presidents, the 
Treasurer, and Secretary, who shall have the management of the Association. 
Their measures, however, before being acted upon shall be laid before the 
Association as a body, which shall possess the power of either confirming 
or negativing the same; the majority on the ballot being decisive. 
61. They shall meet for general business on the first Tuesday in every third 
month, at three o’clock in the afternoon ; or at any intermediate period, on a 
requisition signed by four of them being forwarded to the Secretary. Five 
shall form a quorum. 
62. After having audited the accounts of the Secretary, they shall inspect 
the papers which have been discussed during the antecedent three months, 
and shall select such as by them arc considered worthy of the “ thanks of 
the Association” for the approval of the J\1 embers, and return to the authors 
such as by them are considered to be unworthy of preservation. Should an 
objection arise as to the correctness of their decision, it shall be decided by 
a ballot of the members. 
63. To the Council shall be submitted, in writing, any complaint against 
any officer or constituent of the Association ; all propositions for the forma- 
tion of new laws, or the amending or annulling of old ones; the recommenda- 
tion of books for the library, and any and every other proposition affecting the 
Association. The originator shall be allowed to attend to enforce his rea- 
sons, but shall withdraw during the discussion on his proposition ; and 
which shall not be brought before the Association unless it receives the ap- 
proval of the majority of the Council. 
64. Monthly abstracts of the proceedings of the Association shall be pub- 
lished in the leading Veterinary Journal ; these being drawn up by a Sub- 
Committee chosen by and from out of the Council ; and a yearly Report shall 
be given by the Secretary of the state and prospects of the Association. 
65. The Council shall draw on the Treasurer for such sums as the Asso« 
eiation may require to be at its disposal, according to the report of the Secre- 
tary ; the amount not exceeding the balance then in the Treasurer’s hands. 
Each cheque so drawn shall be signed by the President and four members of 
such meeting of the Council. 
66. On the first Tuesday after the close of the General Meetings for the 
season, the Council shall assemble at the usual hour, and consider whether it 
may be advisable to publish a volume or a pamphlet composed of such 
Essays as they have preserved, or any portion of them, under the title of 
“Transactions of the Veterinary Medical Association,” and at the expense 
and for the benefit of the Association ; it being clearly understood that the 
authors of such Essays shall likewise have full power to publish them in any 
way they may think proper. 
67. The property of the Association is thus far vested in the hands of the 
Trustees of the Royal Veterinary College, for the time being, that in case of 
such disagreement between the members of the Association as may lead to its 
removal or dissolution , the library and other effects shall remain within the 
walls of the College for the benefit of future students or any similar Institution 
that may be formed under the sanction of the Governors of the College. 
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