PROPOSED BYE-LAWS OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY. 
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ciety, signed by six Members, ai tbe least, in Council 
assembled. 
SECTION XIX. 
BENEVOLENT FUND. 
1. The Benevolent Fund shall consist of donations and sub- Charter, 
scriptions, and such grants as may from time to time be lme 31u - 
made by the Council from the General Fund towards the 
particular objects of such Fund, in addition to the sum 
already invested in respect of the same Fund. 
2. Donations in aid of the Benevolent Fund shall be invested charter, 
in Government or real securities ; and no part of the in- lne ~ 
vested capital of such Fund shall be distributed among 
the recipients of relief. 
8. The interest accruing from the invested portion of the 
Benevolent Fund, together with annual subscriptions and 
grants made from the General Fund in aid thereof, shall 
be applicable, in the discretion of the Council, towards the 
relief of persons eligible to receive the same according to II! 8 ’ 
the provisions of the Act, 1868, and any unapplied portion 
of the same in any year may be invested and thencefor¬ 
ward form part of the invested Fund. 
SECTION XX. 
ANNUAL AND SPECIAL GENERAL MEETINGS. * 
1. The Council shall prepare a Beport of their proceedings charter, 
during the past year, together with a statement of the 
funds, which shall be read at the Annual General Meeting, 127 ! 
and inserted in the published report of the transactions 
of the Society. 
2. The Council shall meet previous to the General Meeting, 
and arrange the business to be transacted thereat; and 
the proceedings of the General Meeting shall be con¬ 
sidered perfect in themselves without the necessity of 
reading or confirming the minutes of the preceding An¬ 
nual Meeting. 
8. No business shall be brought forward at any Special charter, 
General Meeting but that for which it is convened, and lme 120 ' 
of which due notice has been given to the Members of 
the Society, pursuant to the preceding Bye-law, No. 3, 
under sec. 15. 
SECTION XXI. 
DIPLOMA AND CERTIFICATES. 
1. Every Member of the Society shall be entitled to possess charter, 
and use a Certificate of Membership. ~ u0, 
2. Persons registered as Pharmaceutical Chemists under 
