PRESENT AND PROPOSED BYE-LAWS. 
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SECTION VI. 
SECTION VI. 
COUNCIL. 
COUNCIL. 
1. The Council shall meet at the So¬ 
ciety’s house on the first Wednesday in 
every month at eleven o’clock in the fore¬ 
noon. Seven Members shall constitute a 
quorum, and without that number being 
present no business shall be transacted ; 
before other business is entered on, the 
minutes of the preceding monthly and of 
any subsequent Meeting or Meetings 
shall be read. 
2. All motions or proposals shall be 
written, together with the names of the 
mover and seconder, and upon being put 
shall be decided by a show of hands, ex¬ 
cept in cases of a ballot, which may be 
demanded by any Member. Should the 
numbers be equal, the Chairman shall 
have a second or casting vote. It shall 
be lawful for the Chairman to postpone 
or adjourn to the next Meeting any mo¬ 
tion whereof notice in writing has not 
been given at a prior Meeting. 
3. All resolutions carried at the Meet¬ 
ings of the Council, except such as relate 
to the Bye-laws, shall be acted upon 
without confirmation. 
4. The Council shall elect from among 
themselves a Committee for General Pur¬ 
poses, a Committee of Finance, a Com¬ 
mittee for the Library, Museum, and La¬ 
boratory, and from time to time such 
other Committees as may be necessary. 
The President and Vice-President shall 
be ex officio Members of all Committees, 
and if present, one of them shall preside. 
1. The Council shall meet at the So- Charter 
ciety’s house on the first Wednesday in liue 
every month at eleven o’clock in the fore¬ 
noon. Seven Members shall constitute a Charter 
quorum, and without that number being line 185 
present no business shall be transacted; 
before other business is entered on, the 
minutes of the preceding monthly and of 
any subsequent meeting or meetings shall 
be read. 
2. All motions or proposals shall be 
written, together with the names of the 
mover and seconder, and upon being put 
shall be decided by a show of hands, ex¬ 
cept in cases of a ballot, which may be 
demanded by any Member. Should the 
numbers be equal, the Chairman shall 
have a second or casting vote. It shall Charter 
be lawful for the Chairman to postpone fines 97 
or adjourn to the next meeting any mo¬ 
tion whereof notice in writing has not 
been given at a prior meeting. 
3. All resolutions carried at the Meet¬ 
ings of the Council, except such as relate 
to the Bye-laws, shall be acted upon 
without confirmation. 
4. The Council shall elect from among 
themselves a Committee for General Pur¬ 
poses, a Committee of Finance, a Com¬ 
mittee for the Library, Museum, and La¬ 
boratory,. and from time to time such 
other Committees as may be necessary. 
The President and Vice-President shall 
be ex officio Members of all Committees, 
and if present, one of them shall preside. 
SECTION VII. 
COMMITTEE FOR GENERAL PURPOSES. 
1. This Committee shall consist of not 
less than twelve Members, four of whom 
shall constitute a quorum. The Com¬ 
mittee shall meet as often as may be re¬ 
quired, and its proceedings shall be re¬ 
ported to the Council. 
SECTION VII. 
COMMITTEE FOR GENERAL PURPOSES. 
1. This Committee shall consist of not 
less than twelve Members, four of whom 
shall constitute a quorum. The Com¬ 
mittee shall meet as often as may be re¬ 
quired, and its proceedings shall be re¬ 
ported to the Council. 
SECTION VIII. 
COMMITTEE OF FINANCE. 
1. This Committee shall consist of not 
less than four Members, two of whom 
shall constitute a quorum. The Com¬ 
mittee shall meet once or oftener in every 
month. 
2. It shall be the duty of this Com¬ 
mittee to regulate and examine the ac¬ 
counts, to check the receipt of all moneys, 
SECTION VIII. 
COMMITTEE OF FINANCE. 
1. This Committee shall consist of not 
less than four Members, two of whom 
shall constitute a quorum. The Com¬ 
mittee shall meet once or oftener in every 
month. 
2. It shall be the duty of this Com¬ 
mittee to regulate and examine the ac¬ 
counts, to check the receipt of all moneys, 
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