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nexion shall be regarded as purely Honorary ; and none of the 
Rules and Bye-Laws relating to donations, annual contributions, or 
obligations to serve in any oflS.ce of the Society, shall be considered 
as applicable to such personages of Royal Blood. 
11. Any Member or Associate may withdraw from the Society at 
any time, by signifying a desire to do so by letter, addressed to one 
of the Secretaries ; but such shall be liable for the contribution of 
the current year, and shall continue liable for the annual contribu- 
tion, until all sums due to the Society from such Member or 
Associate shall have been paid, and all books or other property 
borrowed from the Society shall have been returned or replaced. 
12. Should there appear cause, in the opinion of the Council, for 
the exclusion from the Society of any Member or Associate, a 
private intimation may be made by direction of the Council, iu order 
to give such Member or Associate an opportunity of withdrawing 
from the Society ; but, if deemed necessary by the Council, a 
Special General Meeting of Members shall be called for the purpose 
of considering the propriety of expelling any such person : whereat, 
if eleven or more Members shall ballot, and a majority of those 
balloting shall vote that such person be expelled, he shall be 
expelled accordingly. One month’s notice, at least, shall be given to 
the Members of any such Special General Meeting. 
13. Non-resident Members and Associates, or others desirous of 
promoting the objects and interests of the Institute, may be elected 
by the Council to act as Corresponding Members abroad, or as 
Honorary Local Secretaries, if within the United Kingdom, under 
such arrangements as the Council may deem advisable. 
14. The whole property and effects of the Society shall be vested 
in two or more Trustees, who shall be chosen at a General Meeting 
of the Society. 
14o^.* Special donations to the general fund, whether from 
Members, Associates, or others desirous of promoting the objects 
and interests of the Institute, shall be invested in the names of the 
Trustees. 
146. The Trustees are empowered to invest the Endowment Fund 
in other securities than Three per Cent. Annuities, such other 
* This paragraph was added with a view to enabling the Institute to 
receive special donations towards an endowment fund, the word “ general 
being intended to signify that fund, 
