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r>. Eligibility of Members of Council. —No person shall be eligible as a 
ineniber of council unless he be a subscriber to the funds of the Society of at 
least one guinea per annum, and any ineniber of council whose subscription 
shall be in arrear for three months after his subscription is payable .shall 
cciuse to be a member of council. Providetl 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 lx.* 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 transiict the business of the 
Society. And the director .‘ihall 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 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 sliall be open to inspection by any member of the Society 
at all reastmable limes. 
s. Moneys to be paid to Treasurer. —All .subscriptions and other 
moneys received on account of the Society shall be jiaid to the treasurer, or 
.some }X‘rson auihorised by him, who shall place the same in a hank, 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. an<l such order be duly entered in the book of the proceedings of 
the council, and all checpies 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 l>e held 
in the month of I'ebruary in each year, and the council shall report their 
proceetlings <luring the past year, and shall produce their accounts duly 
aiulited for publication ; and the meeting shall elect by ballot the office¬ 
bearers for the ensuing year, and fill up any vacancy ivliich may exist in the 
council. 
10. Medals. —No medal of the Society shall be awarde«l to any person 
except by 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 preceiling meeting of the council. 
11 . Time of Gardens Opening and Closing.— The gardens are open 
from half-past a.m. till half-past p.m. in winter, and (> p.m. in summer, 
except on Sundays, when the gates arc not opened until half-past 1 p.m., 
and close at o.dO p.m. 
12. Dogs not allowed in Gardens. —Visitors are not allowcfl to bring 
dogs into the gardens. A penalty of two pounds is imposed for an offence 
against this regulati(»n. in addition to which the owner of any dog found in 
the ganlens will be hehl responsible for any damage done ]>y such dog. 
iri. Prohibitions.—Visitors are especially prohibited from teasing or 
disturbing the animals or binls; also from interrupting the ivorkuien by 
conversation or otherwise; also from leaving bottles, broken glass or 
crockery, p.'iper, or litter of any kind in the gardens ; from lighting any fire 
therein ; from posting any bills on the fence.s, houses or trees; and from 
playing cricket, footh.'dl, or other games within the gardens. A jienalty of 
ten shillings is imposed for an offence against this regulation. 
