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5. Eligibility of members of council. —No person shall be eligible as a member of 
council unless he be a subscriber to the funds of the society of at least One guinea per 
annum, and any member of Council whose subscription shall be in arrear for three 
months after his subscription is payable shall cease to be a member of Council: Pro¬ 
vided that this rule shall not apply to persons who may have become life-members of 
the society, by a payment of Ten guineas, or who may be honorary members of the 
society, and provided also that a month’s notice in writing shall be sent to the member 
so in arrear before his place can be filled up. 
6. Meetings of council. —The council shall meet at least once a month, three members 
to form a quorum, and transact the business of the society. And the director shall 
have power to call a special meeting of the council whenever occasion may require. 
7. Minutes of proceedings. —Minutes shall be made in books kept for the purpose of 
all proceedings at general meetings of the members, and minutes shall also be made of 
the proceedings of the council at their general and special meetings, and of the 
names of the members attending the same, and such minutes shall be open to in¬ 
spection by any member of the society at all reasonable times. 
8. Moneys to be paid to treasurer. —All subscriptions and other moneys received on 
account of the society shall be paid to the treasurer, or some person authorized by him, 
who shall place the same in a bank, to be named by the council, to the credit of the Society ; 
and no sum shall be paid on account of the society until the same shall have been order¬ 
ed by the council, and such order be duly entered in the book of the proceedings of the 
council and all cheques shall be signed by the treasurer as such, and be countersigned 
by the president or one of the vice-presidents, and by the director. 
9. Annual meeting. —An annual meeting of members shall be held in the month of 
February in each year, and the council shall report their proceedings during the past 
year, and shall produce their accounts duly audited for publication; and the meeting 
shall elect by ballot the office-bearers for the ensuing year, and fill up any vacancy 
which may exist in the council: Provided that no person shall hold the office of presi¬ 
dent or vice-president for two years successively. 
10. Medals. —No medal of the society shall be awarded to any person except by the vote 
of at least seven members of council, present at a council meeting, and after notice of 
motion for awarding such medal shall have been given at the next preceeding meeting 
of the council. 
11. Time of gardens opening and closing. —The gardens are open from half-past nine 
a.m. till half-past four p.m. in winter, and six p.m. in summer, except on Sundays when 
the gates are not opened until half-past one p.m. 
12. Dogs not allowed in gardens. —Visitors are not allowed to bring dogs into the 
gardens. A penalty of Two pounds is imposed for an offence against this regulation, 
in addition to which the owner of any dog found in the gardens will be held responsible 
for any damage done by such dog. 
