LAWS OF THE SOCIETY. 
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III. Four new Members of the Council shall be chosen 
yearly, out of the Subscribing Members of the Society, at the 
Annual Meeting ; the supernumerary Members of the former 
Council retiring in the order of seniority, (or, where the 
seniority is undetermined, by lot,) and not being re-eligible 
for the current year. 
IV. There shall be laid before each Subscribing Member 
present at the Annual Meeting, a List of all the Subscribing 
Members of the Society, and also a Balloting Paper. On the 
latter, each Member shall write the names of those whom he 
desires to fill the several Offices, and shall deliver if, folded 
up, to the Chairman. The Chairman shall appoint two 
Scrutineers to examine the balloting papers ; and those Mem¬ 
bers who have the greatest number of votes for the respective 
Offices, shall be thereby elected to fill them. The Chairman 
shall announce the result of the election to the Meeting, 
which shall then proceed in like manner to the election of 
the new Members of the Council. 
V. The President, Vice-Presidents, Treasurer, and Secre¬ 
taries, shall be ex-officio Members of the Council. 
VI. The Council shall meet at One o’clock on the Mon¬ 
day preceding each general Meeting; and at other times, 
if occasion shall require, on a summons issued not later than 
two days before, to every Member of the Council within 
twenty miles. The presence of Five Members shall consti¬ 
tute a meeting of the Council. 
VII. The Chair shall be taken in the Council, in the same 
manner as at the General Meetings. 
VIII. Questions proposed in the Council, shall be decided 
by the majority of votes; and if the votes are equal, the 
Chairman shall have a second, or casting vote. 
Election 
of Council. 
Mode of 
Election of 
Officers & 
Council. 
Ex-officio 
Members of 
the Council, 
Meetings 
of the 
Council. 
Chair. 
Decision of 
Questions. 
