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Subscrip¬ 
tions. 
Property t 
vestiu 
Trustees. 
Executive 
Officers. 
Council. 
Vacancy in 
Council, 
how sup¬ 
plied 
eligible for life membership, aud may be elected as such by 
the Council, or by any annual general meeting. 
3. The annual subscription shall be payable on the first day 
of July in each year, and may be received by any Member of 
the Council, or the Collector, either of whom on receiving the 
same shall cause the person so subscribing to be enrolled as a 
member accordingly. 
4. All the property of the Society, of what nature and 
kind soever, shall vest in Trustees to be appointed by the 
Council, for the use, purposes, and benefit of the Society. 
5. The Society shall be governed by a Council of eighteen 
members, to include a President, Vice-President, Treasurer, 
and an Hon. Secretary, to be elected by ballot at the first 
general meeting of the Society, three of whom (to be deter¬ 
mined voluntarily or by lot amongst themselves) shall retire 
annually, but shall be eligible for re-election. Provided that 
ny sum of money bo voted to the Society by Act of Parlia¬ 
ment, or Trusts conferred upon the Conncil by the Government, 
then it shall be lawful for the Chief Secretary for the time 
being to appoint, if he consider it expedient, any number of 
gentlemen, not exceeding three, to act :is Members of the 
Council, and they shall have all the privileges as if otherwise 
duly elected ; and further, to appoint one Co-Trustee, to act 
in conjunction with the Trustees for the time being of the 
Society. And provided farther, that it the Melbourne Corpor¬ 
ation, or any of the adjacent municipalities, shall decide upon 
expending any sum of money exceeding £100 in any one year, 
upon the grounds or for the objects of the Society, the Mayor 
of Melbourne or Chairman of such municipality shall be for 
such year a Member of the Council, and be at liberty to act 
in every respect as an ordinary member. 
6. In case of a vacancy occurring by the death, resignation, 
or non-atteudence of any Member of Council for the period of 
two months, the remaining Members may appoint another 
Member of the Society to be a Member of the Council in the 
place and stead of the deceased, or resigned, or absenting Mem¬ 
ber, and such new Member may act until the next annual 
general meeting. Provided that such vacancy shall not be 
supplied by the Council except after seven days' notice given 
