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5. Eligibility of members of council .—No person shall be eligible as a member of 
council unless he be a subscriber to the funds of the society of at least one guinea 
per annum, and any member of council whose subscription shall be in arrear for 
three months after his subscription is payable shall cease to be a member of 
council. Provided that this rule shall not apply to persons who may have 
become life-members of the society, by a payment of ten guineas, or. who may be 
honorary members of the society; and provided also that a month’s notice in 
writing shall be sent to the member so in arrear before his place can be filled up. 
6. Meetings of council. —The council shall meet at least once a month, three 
members to form a quorum, and transact the business of the society. And the 
director shall have power to call a special meeting of the council whenever 
occasion may require. 
7. Minutes of proceedings.— Minutes shall be made in books kept for the purpose 
of all proceedings at general meetings of the members, and minutes shall also be 
made of the proceedings of the council at their general and special meetings, and 
of the names of the members attending the same, and such minutes shall be open 
to inspection by any member of the society at all reasonable times. 
8. Moneys to be paid to treasurer .—All subscriptions and other moneys received 
on account of the society shall be paid to the treasurer, or some person authorised 
by him, who shall place the same in a bank, to be named by the council, to the 
credit of the society; and no sum shall be paid on account of the society until 
the same shall have been ordered by the council, and such order be duly entered 
in the book of the proceedings of the council, and all cheques shall be signed by 
the treasurer as such, and be countersigned by the president or one of the vice- 
presidents, and by the director. 
9. Annual meeting. —An annual meeting of members shall be held in the month 
of February in each year, and the council shall report their proceedings during 
the past year, and shall produce their accounts duly audited for publication ; and 
the meeting shall elect by ballot the office-bearers for the ensuing year, and fill up 
any vacancy which may exist in the council: Provided that no person shall hold 
the office of president or vice-president for two years successively. 
10. Medals.— No medal of the society shall be awarded to any person except by 
the vote of at least seven members of council, present at a council meeting, and 
after notice of motion for awarding such medal shall have been given at the next 
preceding meeting of the council, 
11. Time of garden's opening and closing. —The gardens are open from half-past 
nine a.m. till half-past four p.m. in winter, and six p.m. in summer, except on 
Sundays, when the gates are not opened until half-past one p.m. 
12. Dogs not allowed in gardens. —Visitors are not allowed to bring dogs into the 
gardens. A penalty of two pounds is imposed for an offence against this 
regulation, in addition to which the owner of any dog found in the gardens will 
be held responsible for any damage done by such dog. 
13. Prohibitions.— Visitors are especially prohibited from teasing or disturbing 
the animals or birds ; also from interrupting the workmen by conversation or 
otherwise ; also from leaving bottles, broken glass, or crockery, paper, or litter of 
any kind in the gardens; from lighting any fire therein ; from posting any bills 
on the fences, houses, or trees; and from playing cricket, football, or other 
games within the gardens. A penalty of ten shillings is imposed for an offence 
against this regulation. 
