302 LAWS OF THE VETERINARY MEDICAL SOCIETY. 
23. Members desirous of suggesting alterations or additions to 
' the Laws must send the same, in writing, to the Committee, who 
shall take such communication into due consideration, and report 
the result of their deliberation to the Society at its next meeting. 
24. The Treasurer shall receive from the Secretary all monies 
paid to the Society, and shall defray any expense incurred during 
the session; but he shall not pay any sum to the amount of 
more than One Guinea without the previous order of the Com¬ 
mittee. 
25. The accounts having been previously audited by the Com¬ 
mittee, a full statement of them shall be laid before the Society 
on the first meeting in every month. 
26. The Secretary shall attend personally, or by deputy, at 
every meeting of the Society; and in person on every meeting 
of the Committee, under the penalty of Five Shillings for each 
absence. 
27. The Secretary shall take minutes of the proceedings of the 
Society and Committee, and issue such letters and summonses as 
they may direct. 
28. The ordinary meetings of the Society shall commence on 
the first Wednesday in October, at Seven o’Clock in the Evening; 
and on no occasion be prolonged after Ten o’Clock. The meet¬ 
ings shall be held on each alternate Wednesday, and shall termi¬ 
nate on the last Wednesday in April. 
29. The Chair shall be taken at Seven o’Clock precisely, and 
the business shall be conducted in the following order :— 
The minutes of the proceedings of the former meeting shall 
be read and confirmed by the President. 
Letters recommending new members shall be read. 
Members proposed at the meeting before the last shall be bal¬ 
loted for. 
New subjects for discussion shall be received, announced, 
arid entered in the book. 
Communications from corresponding members shall be read, 
and taken into consideration. 
The subject for the evening’s discussion shall then be brought 
forward. 
30. No subject shall be admitted which is not connected with 
veterinary science; and each subject shall be discussed in the 
order of announcement. , 
31. The subject shall be treated by the Proposer in the fomi of 
a written essay, which shall be read by himself or the Secretaiy, 
and this essay shall be deposited with the Secretarj^ 
32. On the first Wednesday after the closing of the regular 
meetings, the - Committee shall assemble at the usual hour, and 
