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4. At the Ordinary and Intermediate Meetings the order of pro- 
ceeding shall be as follows : — The President, or one of the Yice- 
Presidents, or a Member of the Council, shall take the chair at 8 
o’clock precisely, the minutes of the last Ordinary or Intermediate 
Meeting shall be read aloud by one of the Secretaries, and, if found 
correct, shall be signed by the Chairman ; the names of new 
Members and Associates shall be read ; the presents made to the 
Society since their last Meeting shall be announced ; and any other 
communications which the Council think desirable shall be made to 
the Meeting. After which, the Paper or Papers intended for the 
evening’s discussion shall be announced and read, and the persons 
present shall be invited by the Chairman to make any observations 
thereon which they may wish to offer. 
The claims of Members and Associates to take part in a discussion are 
prior to those of Visitors. The latter, when desiring to speak upon 
any Paper, must first send their cards to the Chairman and ask 
permission (unless they have been specially invited by the Council 
“ to attend, and join in considering the subject before the Meeting,” 
or are called upon by the Chairman). 1875. 
5 . The Papers read before the Society, and the discussions 
thereon, fully reported, shall be printed by order of the Council ; or, 
if not, the Council shall, if they see fit, state the grounds upon 
which this Pule has been departed from, in the printed Journal or 
Transactions of the Society. 
6. The Council may at their discretion authorize Papers of a 
general kind to be read at any of the Ordinary or Intermediate 
Meetings, either as introductory lectures upon subjects proper to be 
afterwards discussed, or as the results of discussions which have taken 
place, in furtherance of the 5th Object of the Society (§ I.). 
7. With respect to Intermediate Meetings, the Papers read at 
which are not necessarily printed nor the discussions reported,* the 
Council, at its discretion, may request any lecturer or author of a 
paper to be read thereat, previously to submit an outline of the 
proposed method of treating his subject. 
8. At the Ordinary or Intermediate Meetings no question 
relating to the Rules or General Management of the affairs of the 
Society shall be introduced, discussed, or determined. 
* So arranged when the “Intermediate Meetings” were commenced 
16th January, 1871. 
