PRESENT AND PROPOSED BYE-LAWS. 
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out, as being no longer necessary. Section xix., relating to the Benevolent Fund, 
was slightly altered to meet the requirements of the new Act; xx. remained as 
before. Section xxi. was slightly altered, as mentioned by Mr. Deane, and was 
therefore read. Sections xxii. and xxiii. corresponded with the old sections, then 
came the schedule, and the form of the bequest was the same as before. 
The Chairman then moved the following resolution :— 
“That the bye-laws, whereof formulae have been prepared and confirmed by the 
Council and submitted to this Special General Meeting, be confirmed and approved as 
bye-laws of the Society, and take effect from the date of the confirmation and approval 
thereof, as required by the statute now in force.” 
That would be from the confirmation by the Privy Council. 
Mr. Evans (Vice-President) seconded the resolution, which was put to the 
meeting by the Chairman, and carried unanimously. 
PRESENT AND PROPOSED BYE-LAWS. 
In the following Bye-laws, words importing the singular number shall include the 
plural number; and words importing the plural number shall include the singular 
number, unless there be something either in the subject or context repugnant to such 
construction. By the expression, “the Statute, 1852,” shall be meant and intended 
the Statute, 15 & 16 Viet., cap. 56, intituled “An Act for regulating the qualifica¬ 
tions of Pharmaceutical Chemists;” and by the expression “the Act 1868,” shall be 
meant and intended the Statute, 31 & 32 Viet., cap. 121, entitled “An Act to regulate 
the Sale of Poisons, and alter and amend the Pharmacy Act, 1852.” All the Bye¬ 
laws heretofore passed are hereby repealed. 
PRESENT BYE-LAWS. 
SECTION I. 
members’ qualification, elections, 
AND SUBSCRIPTIONS. 
1. Persons who have respectively be¬ 
come Members, Associates, and Appren¬ 
tices or Students of the Society, pursuant 
to the Charter of Incorporation, the Act 
of Parliament, 15 & 16 Viet., cap. 56, and 
the Bye-laws which have heretofore from 
time to time been in force, shall continue 
to be Members, Associates, and Appren¬ 
tices or Students respectively, subject to 
the Bye-laws in force for the time being. 
2. Persons qualified to be elected Mem¬ 
bers, Associates, or Apprentices or Stu¬ 
dents of the Society, shall at a meeting 
of the Council be proposed and seconded 
by Members of the Council. The quali¬ 
fications of the proposed Member, Asso¬ 
ciate, or Apprentice or Student, shall be 
stated in a written resolution, which, 
when proposed and seconded, shall be 
submitted to the Council, and when 
passed, shall confer the right of becom¬ 
ing a Member, Associate, or Apprentice 
or Student. 
3. Persons registered as Pharmaceuti¬ 
cal Chemists under Section 10 of the said 
Act of Parliament, and desirous of be¬ 
coming Members of the Society, shall 
make application to the Council in that 
behalf. 
PROPOSED BYE-LAWS. 
SECTION I. 
QUALIFICATIONS, ELECTIONS, AND 
SUBSCRIPTIONS. 
1. Persons who have respectively be- Charter, 
come Members, Associates, and Appren- ^“ e f s 69 > 85 
tices or Students of the Society, pursuant g e (t 0-i 
to the Charter of Incorporation, the Sta¬ 
tute, 1852, and the Bye-laws which have 
heretofore from time to time been in 
force, may continue to be Members, As¬ 
sociates, and Apprentices or Students re¬ 
spectively, subject to the Bye-laws in 
force for the time being. 
2. Persons qualified to be elected Mem¬ 
bers, Associates, or Apprentices or Stu¬ 
dents of the Society, shall at a meeting 
of the Council be proposed and seconded , 
by Members of the Council. The quali- ij lies 69,’ 8£ 
fication of the proposed Member, Asso- Stat. 1852, 
ciate, or Apprentice or Student, shall be 
stated in a written resolution, which, ge ^ xv ijil 3 
when proposed and seconded, shall be 
submitted to the Council, and when 
passed, shall confer the right of becom¬ 
ing a Member, Associate, or Apprentice 
or Student. 
3. Persons registered as Pharmaceuti- stat. 1852, 
cal Chemists under Section 10 of the Sta- sec. x. 
tute, 1852, and desirous of becoming 
Members of the Society, shall make ap¬ 
plication to the Council in that behalf. Actl868, se 
4. Persons who, at the time of the xviii.andxi 
