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Proceedings / Linnean Society of New South Wales, Sydney (v. 1)
Proceedings / Linnean Society of New South Wales Sydney - v. 1 Author:Unknown Author Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: RULES. I. The Linnean Society of New South Wales, is instituted for the cultivation u,ul study of the Science of Natural History, in all its branches. U. T... more »he Society shall consist of Ordinary, Corresponding, and Honorary Members. Gentlemen not resident in New South Wales, who shall have contributed valuable information or specimens to the Society, shall be eligible for appointment as Corresponding Members, at the discretion of the Council. Honorary Membership shall be conferred only on distinguished Naturalists not resident in New South Wales. IU. The Officers of the Society shall consist of a President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer. IV. The affairs of the Society shall be conducted by a Council, consisting of six Members (in addition to the officebearers), to be elected each year, at the Annual General Meeting. V. The President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer, shall be elected in like manner, at the Annual General Meeting. VI. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep a list of all Members, and a record of all correspondences, transactions, and proceedings of the Society. VII. The Treasurer's duty shall be to receive all payments made to the Society, and disburse all sums payable bythe Society out of the funds in his hands. He shall furnish the Society annually, with an account of all such receiptsand disbursements. He shall demand nil arrears of annual subscription, after such shall have been due thm- months. No payments shall bo made by the Treasurer, except for rent and taxes, without the sanction of the Council. VIII. Candidates for admission to this Society shall be proposed and seconded at an Ordinary Meeting, and shall be balloted for at the next Ordinary Mooting. Two-thirds of the Members balloting shall elect. IX. The ...« less