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ii At all meetings of the Council, four members shall form a quorum. 
Should any member fail to attend three consecutive Council meetings without 
satisfactory reason being given, his position shall be declared vacant. Vacancies 
in the Council from this or any other cause during the year shall be filled by the 
Council at its next meeting. 
12. The Secretary shall conduct the correspondence of the Society, attend all 
meetings, take minutes of the proceedings, keep a register of all the names and 
addresses of the members, issue notices of all meetings of the Society or Council, 
and otherwise perform the usual secretarial duties. 
13. The Treasurer shall receive all sums of money due to the Society, pay such 
accounts as may be ordered by the Council, keep an account of such receipts and 
payments, and produce the same when required by the Council. At the close of 
each financial year he shall prepare a statement for the past year which shall be 
submitted to the Society’s Auditors for verification. 
14. The Librarian shall have the custody of all books, instruments, specimens* 
or other property of the Society, and shall issue the same for the use of members 
subject to the Bye-laws. 
15. The Annual General Meeting shall be held in July of each year for th e 
purpose of nominating and electing all members of Council as well as two Audi - 
tors for the ensuing twelve months, and for the conduct of such other business as 
may arise. Thereat the Council shall submit a report of 1 he Proceedings of the 
past year, and the Treasurer h is financial statement duly certified by the Auditors 
Seven members shall constitute a quorum at ihis or any other meeting of the 
Society, 
16. Special General Meetings to discuss any question of importance to the 
Society may be held by direction of the Council in response lo a requisition signed 
by at least five members. A fortnight’s notice of such meeting shall be given in 
writing to all members, such notice to state the business to be discussed at the 
meeting. 
1 7 - Ordinary meetings for the reading and discussion of papers, the exhibition 
of specimens, the election of mt mbers and other routine business of the Society 
shall be held once a month throughout the year. 
18. All elections of office-bearers or of new members shall be by ballot 
19. The journal of the Society shall be published at such times as the Council 
shall direct. It shall contain a resume of the proceedings of each meeting of the 
Society, together with all papers read before the Society. Such papers shall at 
the discretion of the Council be printed in full or in abstract. 
20. Additions to or alterations of existing rules shall only he made by a two- 
thirds majority of the members present at an Annual or Special General meeting, 
and afier a month’s written notice of such additions or alterations has been issued 
in writing to each member. 
21. In the event of the Society ceasing to exist the last elected Council shall 
dispose of all the property of the Society as they deem best in the interests of 
Science. 
BYE-LAWS. 
1. The scope, aims, and extent of the Society shall comprise all branches of 
Science, but shall exclude Theology and Politics, which shall be absolutely 
debarred from introduction in any shape or form from all meetings of the Society. 
2. Nominations of any Junior Member shall include statement as to date of 
birth of candidate. On the 30th June next following his 21st birthday he auto- 
matically ceases to be a Junior Member, and on payment of the ordinary sub- 
scription he may become an Ordinary Member. 
PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERS. 
3. (a) Ordinary Members have the right to be present, to state their opinions 
and to vote, at all meetings of the Society ; to propose Candidates for admission 
