No. 174. INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY. NOTICE OF Extraordinary General Meeting. THE INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY OF GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND. Egtraorbinarp @enera1 meeting. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY MEETINGGENERAL of the Institute of Chemistry of Great Britain and Ireland, will be held at 30, Bloomsbury Square, London, W.C., on Tuesday, the Sixteenth day of May, 1893, at 3 p.m., when the following Resolutions, varying the Bye-Laws of the Institute, will be proposed :-RESOLUTIONS. I. That in Bye-law 4, after the words '' Ordinary Meetings " the followings words be inserted-" and shall be held '' for the transaction of the ordinary annual business " of the Institute, that is to say, for the election of the " Council, Censors, and Auditors, for the remunera-" tion (if any) of such Auditors, and for receiving and adopting the Annual Accounts, with the Auditors' '' Report, and a Report from the Council." 4 2.That in Bye-law 8 the word ‘‘ Council” be expunged, and the word (‘Registrar ” be substituted therefor. 3. That Bye-law 10 be expunged. 4. That in Bye-law 11 the words “if only twelve” be inserted after the word ‘‘ whom.” 5. That in Bye-law 12 after the word Ltnumber” the words ‘‘ and whether Members of Council or not ” be inserted. 6. That in Bye-law 14 the words ‘‘ the Members of Council 6‘ present or in their absence or if all such Members (‘present decline to act then,” be inserted before the words ‘(the Members present.” 7.That in Bye-law 23 : (I) The word ‘‘ following ” be expunged. (2) After the word (‘form” the words “or to the ‘6 effect following ” be inserted. 8. That in Bye-law 27 : (I) The words ‘‘or ordinary Member of the Council ” be expunged. (2) After the words ‘‘ Charter ” the following words be inserted: “and in the case of any other “ vacancy arising from the same causes in the “Council the same shall be filled up by the ‘‘ Council at a Meeting of the Council summoned “ with notice of that object.” 5 (3) The word ‘(Them” be expunged, and the words ‘‘ The Council under this Clause ” be substituted therefor. 9. That in Bye-law 28 : (I) The word Special ” be expunged, and after the next following word ‘‘Resolution ” the words “passed by a majority of two-thirds at an “ Extraordinary General Meeting ” be inserted.(2) After the word “and” the word ‘‘may” be expunged, and the word “ shall ” substituted therefor. (3) After the words “ordinary Resolution” the words ‘‘passed by a bare majority ” be inserted. 10.That at the end of Bye-law 29 the following words be added :--“(4) Be absent from five successive ordinary meetings of the Council without their consent.” I I. That in Bye-law 3 I : (I) That the words from ‘‘the first President ” down to and inclusive of the words “subsequent election ” be expunged and the following words substituted therefor :--“ Any President who “shall have held the office of President and ‘‘ any Vice-president who shall have held the “office of Vice-president for three years SUC-cessively shall become ineligible for re-election “ to such office until the Annual General Meeting “ held next after his retirement.” 6 (2) After the words ‘‘provided always that any‘‘ retiring ” the words “ or otherwise ineligible ‘‘ Treasurer or ” be inserted.(3) At the end of the clause the following words be added :-6‘ And any retiring President, Vice- ‘‘ President, Treasurer, or ordinary Member of Council shall be eligible for election as “ Treasurer.” 12. That Bye-law 32 be expunged. 13. That in Bye-law 33 the words from the words ‘‘ provided ‘(always ” where the same first occur down to and inclusive of the words “respectively. And ” as also the words ‘‘ in every subsequent year ” following the words ‘‘who are to be ineligible ” be expunged.14, That in Bye-law 35 the words ‘‘ nominated three candi- ‘‘ date~’~be expunged and the words “three candidates” be inserted after the words ‘‘ signatures.” 15. That in Bye-law 37 the words ‘(an equal number of ” be expunged, and that after the next following word “ names ” the words (‘not exceeding in number those erased ” be inserted. 16. That Bye-law 38 be expunged and the following Bye- law substituted therefor :-‘* Each Member desirous “ of voting shall deliver or transmit his Voting List in ‘‘ a sealed envelope addressed to the Secretary at the “ office of the Institute, so that it be received not “later than the evening of the day before the day ‘‘ of election.The delivery or transmission of such ‘‘ Voting List shall be deemed to be a voting within the ‘(meaning of section 15 of the Charter.” 7 17. That at the end of Bye-law 39 the words “or at any adjournment thereof ” be added. 18. That in Bye-law 42 the word ‘Iten” be expunged and the word (‘seven ” be substituted therefor ; and after 6ithe word ‘(days ” the words or in the case of emer-‘(gency twenty-four hours )’ be inserted. 19. That in Bye-law 47 after the word “may” the words ‘‘ subject to any regulations imposed by the Council as above mentioned ” be inserted. 20. That in Bye-law 48 after the words “such Member” the words “ or Members ” be inserted, and after the next following words ‘‘ of Council or ” the words persons <C or ’’ be inserted. 21.That in Bye-law 55 : (I) After the word u hands ” the words ‘(at a (‘Meeting specially convened for that purpose.” be inserted. (2) The words ‘‘ and two-thirds negative votes shall “be required to exclude” be expunged, and the words ‘(and not less than two-thirds of the (‘Members present and voting at such meeting 6‘ must give an affirmative vote ” substituted therefor. 22. That in Bye-law 71 the words “upon payment of the ‘‘ prescribed entrance fees )’be expunged. 23. That in Bye-law 79 the word ‘‘ other ’)be expunged. 24. That in Bye-law 86 after the word “any” the word ‘(other ” be expunged.25. That in Bye-law 92 after the word “Auditors” the word ‘LRegistrar ” be inserted. 26. That in Bye-law 93 after the words L‘no Member of the ‘;Council, Auditor,” the word “Registrar” be inserted. 27. That the Bye-laws be renumbered and reprinted in 8 accordance with the foregoing alterations. By Order of the Council, G. H. ROBERTSON, Secretmy. Dated this Fourth day of May, 1893. 30, BLOOMSBURYSQUARE, LONDON,W.C.