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PRESENT AND PROPOSED BYE-LAWS. 
at the monthly meeting held in February 
of every year, and the names shall he 
advertised on or before the 10th day of 
March in every year. 
3. Any Member of the Society desi¬ 
rous of nominating another Member for 
election as a Member of the Council or 
as an Auditor, shall give notice in writing 
with the name and address of the Candi¬ 
date to the Secretary of the Society, on 
or before the 24th day of March in every 
year; and the Secretary shall ascertain 
whether such Candidate will accept office 
if elected. 
4. The Council shall at their monthly 
meeting, held in April of every year, 
prepare a list of all persons nominated 
for election and eligible to he elected 
Members of the Council and Auditors for 
tiie ensuing year; and in default of the 
nomination of a sufficient number of per¬ 
sons willing to accept office, the Coimcil 
shall nominate as many as may be re¬ 
quired to augment the number to four¬ 
teen persons to be elected as Members of 
Council, and five as Auditors. No no¬ 
minations shall be received after the 24th 
day of March, except such as may be 
made by the Coimcil, in the manner and 
under the circumstances aforesaid, at the 
monthly meeting in April. 
5. The Secretary shall issue to every 
Member of the Society residing in Great 
Britain and qualified to vote, not less 
than ten days prior to the meeting at 
which Members of the Council and Au¬ 
ditors, or either of them, are to be elected, 
a voting paper for such elections or elec¬ 
tion. The names and residences of the 
Candidates shall appear in such voting 
papers, and with regard to voting papers 
for the election of the Council, the names 
of the Members who remain in office 
shall also appear. 
6. It being enacted by the 15 & 16 
Viet., cap. 56, that Members residing 
within five miles of the General Post- 
Office, St. Martin’s le Grand, London, 
shall vote personally, and that Members 
residing beyond that distance may trans¬ 
mit their voting papers under cover to 
the Secretary, at least five clear days 
prior to the date of election, the voting 
papers issued to the London and Country 
Members respectively shall be in the fol¬ 
lowing forms marked No. I. and No. II. 
every year, and the names shall be ad¬ 
vertised on or before the 10th day of 
March in every year. 
3. Any person qualified to vote desir- Stat. 1852 
ous of nominating any Member for elec- j > 
tion as a Member of the Council or as an s ° c xiXi ’ 
Auditor, shall give notice in writing with 
the name and address of the nominee, 
and if for the Council disclosing whether 
such nominee be or not a Pharmaceutical 
Chemist, to the Secretary of the Society, 
on or before the 24th day of March in 
every year, and the Secretary shall on or 
before the 26th day of March then in¬ 
stant address and send by post to each 
nominee a notice of his having been so 
nominated, and inquiring whether he will 
accept office if elected, and in default of 
a written reply from such nominee, de¬ 
claring his readiness to accept office if 
elected being received on or before the 
31st day of March then instant, such no¬ 
minee shall be deemed not eligible and 
willing to be elected. 
4. The Council shall at their monthly 
meeting, held in Ajiril of every year, pre¬ 
pare a list of all persons nominated for 
election and eligible and willing to be Charter,, 
elected Members of the Council and Au- 1858, 
ditors for the ensuing year, and disclosing sec. xix ’ 
the qualifications of nominees for the 
Council; and in default of the nomina¬ 
tion of a sufficient number of persons eli¬ 
gible and willing to accept office, the 
Council shall nominate as many as may 
be required to form a complete list of eli¬ 
gible and willing persons to fill all the 
vacancies in the Council, and a complete 
list of five Auditors. No nominations 
shall be received or made after the 24th 
day of March, except such as may be 
made by the Council, in the manner and 
under the circumstances aforesaid, at the 
monthly meeting in April. 
5. The Secretary shall issue to every 
person residing in Great Britain and qua¬ 
lified to vote, not less than ten days prior 
to the meeting at which members of the Stat. 1852, 
Coimcil and Auditors, or either of them, sec - “i.; 
are to be elected, a Voting Paper f° r 
such elections. The names and resi¬ 
dences of the Members eligible and will¬ 
ing for election, and whether they are or 
not on the Register of Pharmaceutical 
Chemists, shall appear in such Voting 
Papers, and in all Voting Papers for the 
election of Members of the Council, the 
names of the Members who remain in 
office, and whether they are or not on the 
Register of Pharmaceutical Chemists 
shall also appear. 
