#10 An Account of the 
are always given by ballot; and all buf- 
nefs brought forward at any general meet- 
ing of proprietors, 1s decided by a majority 
prefent, unlefs a ballot be required on 
any fpecific queftion, by fifteen er more 
of the proprietors prefent, which ballot 
- mult take place on one of tue five enfuing 
days after fuch general meeting. 
No new law, alteration, or repeal of 
any exifting law, can onginate m a 
general meeting of proprietors, unfefs 
iter fpecial notice to the fecretary in 
writing, by fifteen proprietors or up- 
wards, at leaft fourteen days previoully 
to fuch general meeting; nor can any 
new law, alteration, or repeal, he pro- 
pofed by the managers to the proprictors, 
unlefs approved by two-thirds of the ma- 
nagers prefent at a meeting to be fum- 
moned tor that fpecial purpote. 
If, at a meeting of proprietors, any 
gueftion ihould arife during the courfe of 
an eleétion, refpecting the forms thereof, 
fuch queftion fhall be decided by a ma- 
jority of proprietors prefent. 
Of Life and Annual Subfcribers. 
Every candidate for election, as a life 
er annual fubfcriber, mutt be propofed at 
a meeting of the managers, and his name 
entered in the lift of candidates, and at 
the next meeting of the managers the 
gueftion of admiffion fhall be decided on’ 
Subfcribers to particular courfes of 
leftures, or to the library, fliall be ad- 
mitted thereto, upon the terms from time 
to time fixed -by the managers. 
Ladies are admiffible as fubfcribers to 
she lectures only, under fuch regulations 
as may be fixed by the managers. 
Rights and Privileges of the Proprietors 
and Subjeribers. 
The proprietors, life and annial fub- 
fcribers, and honorary members, have 
right of admiffion to the hbrary, lectures, 
reading-rooms, and all other public parts 
of the houfe of the inftitution, at’ all 
hours from eight o’clock in the morning 
until eleven at night, Sundays, Chrifimas 
Day, Good Friday, and Fatt and Thankf- 
giving days by proclaination, excepted ; 
and on Saturdays the doors clofe at three 
o'clock. 
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The proprietors have each one tranf- 
ferable ticket, which admits the bearer 
to the library, the reading-rooms, and 
leétures. 
Of the Mode of Proceeding at Eleétions. 
The prefident, one vice-prefident, five 
managers, three vifitors, the auditors, trea- 
furer, and fecretary of the Inititution, are 
eleGied annually by the proprietors at ~ 
the general meeting in April. 
London -In flctution. 
On the day of the annual eleétion, 
after the prefident or chairman fhall have 
taken the chair,-and a balloting glafs 
being placed on the table, two fcrutineers 
are to be appointed to examine and de- 
clare the refult of the ballot. 
A complete hit of all proprietors whe 
may have fignified their intention to the 
managers to become candidates for any 
office, and alfo balloting lifis, containiig 
the names of thofe perfons recommended 
by the managers and vilitors, for fuch 
office, are to be prepared and ready for 
delivery to each proprietor, at leaft eight 
days before the annual eleétion. 
Every proprietor who votes at am 
election is to deliver his balloting lift, 
folded up, to the prefident or chairman, 
-who, in his prefenee, is immediately to 
/put it into the balloting glafs, and. the 
name of each proprietor, who fo delivers 
in his lift, fhall be marked on a printed 
lift by the fecretary or clerk of the Infti- 
tution. ; 
When the ballot is clofed, the fcruti- 
neers are to caft up the number of votes 
for each perfon, and report the fame is 
writing, fgned by them, to the chair, 
when the prefident er chairman will de- 
clare thefe who have the majority of 
votes to be the perfons elected to the 
refpettive offices. 
If the number of votes, in favor of 
two er more candidates, fhould be equal, 
the prefident or chairman is to decide by 
lots prepared by the fcrutineers. ; 
Of the Duties and Authority of the 
Managers. / 
The managers are to engage fuitable 
perfons as profeffors and lecturers, and 
caute courfes of lectures in experimental. 
_philofophy, and on chemifiry, and op. 
different departments of hterature and 
the arts, to be given annually or oftener 
at the Inftitation. B 
They are to take care that no fubjeéts 
be treated of, ‘at the leéiures, bet fuch as 
are connected with the objects of the In- 
fatution. : 
They are authorifed, under certaim 
reftrictions, to elect and admit proprie- 
tors, life and annual fubfcribers, and - 
alfo to eleét honorary members of the 
Inftitution. . 
They are to elect and appoint, either 
annually or otherwife, the aififtant fecre- 
taries, profeffors, lecturers, librarians, and - 
other officers, and remove them when 
they fee caufe; and engage and difmnifs 
the domeftic fervants of thé houfe. 
They have the direétion of the houfe 
of the Lnititution, and make fuch regula~ 
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