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It whall bo the duty of the Uecording Secretary to record tho minutes of all meetings both of the Institute and of the (Joun- cil, to provide the President with all required excerpts from such minutes, and to issue all requisite notices to members for tlio convening of meetings ur for other purposes. He jhall also keep a list of the members with the subscriptions paid by thorn, and shall report to the Council from time to time the arrears of each member. 33. It shall bo the duty of tho Corresponding Socrotary to conduct tho corre/poidence of the Institute under tho direction of the President and Council, and in the event of the President's being unwilling to deliver the annual address, to prepare tho report referred to in § 29. He shall keep a list of tho publica- tions received from other societies or from individuals, and of the persons or societies to whom copies of the Transactions have been sent. D. — The Curator of the Museum and Library, 34. The Curator of the Museum and Library shall have the charge of all the books, manuscripts and scientific objects belong- ing to the Society. He shall keep a regular catalogue of the same, which shall be open to the inspection of all members. He shall keep an account of the issue and return of all books borrowed by members and shall report to the Council any damage done to the same. He shall prepare an annual report on the state of the Museum and Library to be laid before the Annual Business Meeting of the Institute. E.—The Council. 35. The Council shall, subject to tho regulations for the time being of the Institute, have the sole control and management of tho income, property, and affairs of the Institute. 36. The Council shall meet, at least once a month during the 8 LAWS OF THE i ; sessiou of the Institute, ten days before the day of the ordinary meeting of the Institute. 37. Special meetings of the Council shall be held at such other times as the President, or in his absence one of the Vice-Presidents, may appoint, notice of such meetings having been previously sent to every member of Council. 38. The President, or in his absence one of the Vi'^e-Presidents, shall summon a special meeting of Council at any time, upon a requisition to that effect from five members of Council, who in the event of his failure to do so within one week shall have the right to summon such meeting themselves. 39. At meetings of tl. u Council three members shall form a quorum, and in the case of an equalit}'^ of votes the Chairman shall have a second Oi casting vote. MEETINGS OF THE INSTITUTE. 40. The meetings of the Institute shall be of three kinds, viz : (A.) Business meetings, including An-nual and Special Business meetings. (B.) Ordinary meetings. (C.) Field meetings. A. — Bttsiness Meetings, 41. The Annual Business Meeting shall be held on the second Wednesday of October at 8 o'clock, P. M. 42. The order of business at the Annual Meeting shall be as follows : (1.) Confirmation of Minutes of last Business Meeting. (2.) President's address or Seci-etary's repoii, and business arising therefrom. (3.) Treasurer's report and business arising therefrom. (4.) Curator's report and business arising therefrom. (5.) Other Business. (6.) Election of ofScers. (7.) Election of other members of Council. 43. A Special Business Meeting may be Convened by the President or Council whenever he or they may thinu fit. le ordinary , such other Presidents, previously Presidents, ne, upon a icil, who in 1 have the lall form a Chairman kinds, viz : nd Special ;he second lall be as business 1 by tl^.e NOVA SCOTIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCE. 9 44. The President shall, upon rof'iving a requisition signed by not less than seven ordinary n»en)' rs, convene a special meeting of the Institute within fourteen days from the receipt of the requisition. Such requisition must state the object for which the meeting is desired. If the President should fail to convene such meeting within the time specified above, the said seven ordinary members of the Institute shall haA e the right to convene a special meeting themselves. 45. The order of business at a Special Business Meeting shall be as follows : (1.) Confirmation of minutes of last Business Meeting. (2.) Special Business. 46. At least seven days notice of any Business Meeting, speci- fying the place, the day and the hour of meeting, and in the case of special business, the general nature of such business, shall be given by circular to every oinlinary member resident in Nova Scotia. 47. At every Business Meeting seven ordinary members shall form a quorum. If at any such meeting a quorum be not present within half an hour after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the meeting shall be thereby adjourned to a date to be fixed by the Council. 48. Every ordinary member shall at a Business meeting be entitled to one vote. In the case of an equality of votes the Chairman shall be entitled to a second or casting vote, except in the case of the election of an officer of the Institute. B. — Ordina ry Meetings. 49. An Ordinary Meeting of the Institute shall be held on the second Monday of each month during the session of the Institute, i. e., from the date of the annual Business Meeting to the second Tuesday of May. 50. The order of business at an O'iinary Meeting shall be as follows : (1.) Confirmation of the minutes of tho last Ordinary I\Ieeting. (2.) Announcement of the election of new members. / 10 LAWS OF THE (3.) Announcement of donations to the Institute. (4.) Reading and discussion of papers and exhibition of scien- tific specimens or instruments. (5.) Special business. 51. At an Ordinary Meeting three members shall constitute a a quorum. 52. Every person who may desire to bring a communication before the Institute shall give notice thereof in writing to the Recording Secretary, stating the nature of the communication. In all cases the Council shall decide whether any paper .shall or shall not be read. 53. No paper which has previously been published shall be permitted to be read before the Institute. 54. All papers or communications which have been read before the Institute, and which the Council desire to publish in the Transactions of the year, shall become the property of the Insti- tute, except in cases in which special arrangements have been made with the author. 55. Special business, the discussion of which is likely to require but a short time, may be brought by the Council before an ■ordinary meeting. Notice thereof must be given by circular to sals to change the Laws must be submitted to the Council, and the Council shall in general decide whether or not the notice required by § 64 shall be issued. But on receipt of a requisition signed by at least seven Ordinary Members stating their desire to propose a specified change in the Laws, the Council shall issue the necessary notice ; and should they fail to do so the said seven members shall have the right to issue such notice themselves.