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may elect as honorary members of the Association any persons (not exceeding twenty in 
number) who may have distinguished themselves by their labours in promoting chemical 
and pharmaceutical science, or by their special services to the Association. They shall 
further be empowered to make such bye-laws as they may deem advisable, on matters 
not otherwise provided for; and such bye-laws shall be binding on the members until the 
next annual meeting. 
“ 6. The annual meeting of the Association shall be held on the first Thursday of Sep¬ 
tember, in each year, when the report of the council, and the treasurer’s financial state¬ 
ment (the latter audited by two members of the society, appointed by the council for 
that purpose) shall be presented; bye-laws confirmed or repealed; vacancies in the 
council filled up ; and all proposed alterations in the general laws, of which a fortnight’s 
clear notice shall be given in writing to the secretary, considered and decided upon. A 
copy of every proposed alteration of the laws or bye-laws of which the secretary shall 
have received due notice, shall be inserted in the circular calling the annual meeting, 
which circular shall be delivered to the members at least seven days prior to the said 
meeting. 
“ 7. The election of the council shall be decided by voting papers, a blank form of 
which, together with a list of the council, distinguishing the retiring members, shall be 
sent with the circular calling the annual meeting. Those members who are unable to 
attend may fill up and sign the voting papers, and send them either to the secretary or 
to any other member, for presentation at the meeting. Any voting paper containing 
more names than there are vacancies to be filled up, or not signed by the member send¬ 
ing it, shall be altogether void. 
“ 8. The ordinary meetings of the Association shall be held the first Thursday in every 
month after the annual meeting, until the end of June following. At these meetings 
the regular business of the Association shall be transacted, and donations to the library 
and museum announced ; objects of interest may be exhibited and explained ; subjects 
connected with chemistry, pharmacy, botany, and other allied sciences (if approved of 
by the council) may be brought before the members by lectures, papers, etc., and dis¬ 
cussion thereon take place. Each member shall be at liberty to introduce two visitors, 
who may, by permission of the chairman, take part in the proceedings. 
“9. The election of new members shall take place at the ordinary meetings. Each 
candidate for admission shall be proposed and seconded by two members, and his election 
decided by a majority of members present. If elected, he shall be entitled to all the 
privileges of the Association, on payment of the subscription for the current year. 
“ 10. Extraordinary general meetings may be summoned by the council, or by any 
twelve members of the Society, for the transaction of any urgent or special business, 
but no question shall be entertained thereat, unless notice of it shall have been given in 
the circular by which the meeting is convened. 
“11. All questions put to the vote shall be decided by a majority of the members pre¬ 
sent. This law does not apply to the election, of council according to law 7. 
“ 12. No member w r hose subscription shall be in arrear for more than one year shall be 
eligible to vote in any matter brought before the Association, or be elected a member of 
the council. 
“ 13. Honorary members of the Association shall be entitled to all the privileges of 
membership, except those of serving on the council, taking part in the election of 
council, or of new members, and voting in any matter affecting the funds of the Asso¬ 
ciation. 
“ 14. Any member wishing to withdraw from the Association shall give notice to the 
secretary in writing of his intention to retire, and in default of his doing so before the 
1st July, shall be liable to pay the subscription due in advance on that day. 
“ 15. In the event of such conduct on the part of any member as should in the opinion 
of the council render his expulsion desirable, the facts shall be brought before a special 
general meeting, and the question decided by the votes of three-fifths of the members 
then present—ten days’ previous notice of the meeting being given to the party con¬ 
cerned. 
“ 1G. The term ‘members,’ wherever it occurs in these laws (with the exception of the 
4th), shall be understood to include associates.” 
