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shall make application for admission by subscribing the Form 
A of the Appendix, which must be signed by two members of 
the Institute, or by a member of Council, recommending 
the candidates for admission as members. 
4. Upon such application being transmitted to one of the 
Secretaries of the Institute, the candidates for admission may 
be elected by the Council and enrolled as members or asso- 
ciates of the Victoria Institute, in such manner as the Council 
may deem proper, having recourse to a ballot, if thought 
necessary, as regards the election of members ; in which case 
no person shall be considered as elected unless he have three- 
fourths of the votes in his favour. 
5. Application for admission to join the Institute being 
thus made by subscribing Form A, as before prescribed, such 
application shall be considered as ipso facto pledging all who 
are thereupon admitted as members or associates to observe 
the Rules and Bye-Laws of the Society, and as indicative of 
their desire and intention to further its objects and interests ; 
and it is also to be understood that only such as are professedly 
Christians are entitled to be Members. 
6. Associates may be admitted by the Council upon the 
candidates making application on Form A, without their being 
recommended for admission ; and ladies shall be eligible as 
associates. 
7. The Council and Officers of the Society shall be chosen 
from among the Members, who shall all be eligible to be so 
elected. 
8. Each Member shall pay an Entrance Donation of One 
Guinea and an Annual Contribution of Two Guineas ; or by 
the payment of Twenty Guineas at any time he may become 
a Life Member. 
9. No Entrance Donation shall be required from Associates. 
10. First Class Associates shall pay an Annual Contribution 
of Two Guineas each ; or by the payment of Twenty Guineas 
each at any time they may become First Class Life Associates. 
1 1 . Second Class Associates shall pay an Annual Contribution 
of One Guinea each ; or by the payment of Ten Guineas each 
at any time they may become Second Class Life Associates. 
12. The Annual Contributions shall apply to the natural 
year from 1st January to 31st December, and shall be con- 
sidered as due in advance on the 1st day of January in each 
