Section VI.—Residence—Admission-fee—Annual Contribution— Composition for Annual Contribution.

Fellows elected before November 2, 1859, come under the following Bye-Laws^*:—

1.—A Fellow shall be deemed resident during any year, commencing on the 1st January, who passes any sixty days, or more, of that year within twenty miles of London.

N.B. Any question that may arise concerning the distance from London at which a Fellow resides shall be decided by referring to a Map, on which shall be drawn the boundary of the district deemed to lie within twenty miles of London. This Map shall be hung up to view in the House of the Society.

2.—Every newly elected Fellow designated in his certificate as resident shall pay an Admission-fee of Six Pounds Six Shillings; and every newly

^* For the Bye-Laws relating to payments by Follows elected on and after the 2nd November 1859, see pp. 9 and 11.

page 7 elected Fellow designated in his certificate as non-resident shall pay an Admission-fee of Ten Pounds Ten Shillings.

3.—The Annual Contribution to be paid by those Fellows who shall be liable to payment thereof shall be Three Pounds Three Shillings^*, due on each successive 1st of January, and payable in advance for the current year.

N.B. Every Fellow liable to the Annual Contribution is requested to give a permanent order on his banker, or agent, in London, for paying the said contribution as it falls due from year to year. [See the form of such an order, No. III. in the Appendix.]

4.—All Fellows who shall actually reside during the current year shall be liable to the contribution for that year.

N.B. The articles No. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 of the present section do not apply to Fellows who are Personages of Royal Blood, or who have compounded for the annual contribution.

6.—Of the Fellows who during the current year shall actually be nonresident, or shall withdraw from the Society, those only shall be entitled to exemption from the contribution for that year who

1°. shall have been elected into the Society that year, subject to payment of an admission-fee of Ten Guineas:

or 2°. shall have been exempt from the contribution of the preceding year:

or 3°. having been liable to the contribution of the preceding year, shall before the 1st of January of the current year have paid such contribution, together with all arrears due from them to the Society, and given notice to the Council of their intention to be non-resident, or their wish to withdraw.

7.—Every newly elected Fellow, described in his certificate as resident, if elected in the month of January or February, shall be subject to the whole contribution of the current year: but if elected in any subsequent month shall be subject to a part only of such contribution, to be computed from the day of his election to the 1st of January next ensuing, at the rate of Half-a-Guinea for every two months.

8.—So soon in every year as the Auditors shall have presented to the Council their annual Report, the name of every Fellow reported by them to be in arrear to the Society, together with a statement of the arrear, as reported, shall be hung up to view in one of the rooms of the Society; and immediate notice of the circumstance, with an account of the arrear, as reported, shall be forwarded to every Fellow whose name shall have been so hung up; and if the arrear be not paid within one calender month from the date of such notice, or within such further time as the Council may grant upon special cause to them shown, the Council shall direct that the name of the Fellow so suspended shall be read from the Chair at two successive Ordinary General Meetings; and if the arrear shall not have been discharged before the second Ordinary General Meeting, the Council shall then be empowered to remove the Fellow from the Society: and the name of the Fellow which has been hung up shall not be taken down until either the arrears shall be paid, or the Fellow shall be removed from the Society.

9.—A Fellow may at any time compound for future annual contributions, that of the current year inclusive, by payment of Thirty-one Pounds Ten Shillings^*. If he has already paid the contribution for the current year, or any part of it, such payment shall be allowed in part of the composition.

10.—Every Fellow shall, from time to time, communicate to the Clerk his address, or that of his banker or agent; and all notices forwarded to such address shall be considered as having been duly delivered to such Fellow.

Section VI. a.—At a Special General Meeting, held June 15, 1859, it was resolved that Fellows proposed and elected on and after the 2nd November, 1859, shall come under the following Bye-Laws.^†

1.—A Fellow shall be deemed resident during any year commencing on the 1st of January, who passes any sixty days or more of that year within twenty miles of London.

N.B. Any question that may arise concerning the distance from London at which a Fellow resides shall be decided by referring to a Map, on which shall be drawn the boundary of the district deemed to lie within twenty miles of London. This Map shall be hung up to view in the House of the Society.

2.—Every newly elected Fellow shall pay an Admission-fee of Six Pounds Six Shillings.

3.—The Annual Contribution to be paid by Resident Fellows shall be Three Pounds Three Shillings^‡ and by Non-Resident Fellows One Pound

^* At a Special General Meeting, held February 20, 1862, the Composition for the Annual Contribution of previously elected Resident Fellows was reduced to Twenty-one Pounds; see p. 12.

^† For the Bye-laws relating to payments by Fellows elected on and after the 1st of March 1862, see p. 11.

^‡ See footnote to p. 11.

page 10 Eleven Shillings and Sixpence, due on each successive 1st January, and payable in Advance for the current year.

N.B. Every Fellow liable to the Annual Contribution is requested to give a permanent order on his banker, or agent, in London, for paying the same contribution as it falls duo from year to year. [See the form of such an order, No. III. in the Appendix.]

4.—All Fellows who shall actually reside during the current year shall be liable to the contribution for that year.

N.B. The articles No. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 of the present section do not apply to Fellows who are Personages of Royal Blood, or who have compounded for the annual contribution.

5.—Of the Fellows who during the current year shall not reside, or shall withdraw from the Society, those shall be liable to the resident or full contribution for that year who, having been liable to the resident or full contribution for the preceding year, shall not, before the 1st of January of the current year, have given notice to the Council of their intention to be nonresident, or of their wish to withdraw.

6.—Of the Fellows who during the current year shall withdraw from the Society, those only shall be entitled to exemption from the contribution for that year, who, having been liable to the contribution of the preceding year, shall, before the 1st of January of the current year, have paid such contribution, together with all arrears due from them to the Society, and have given notice to the Council of their wish to withdraw.

7.—Every newly elected Fellow, if elected in the month of January or February, shall be subject to the whole contribution of the current year, but if elected in any subsequent month, shall be subject to a proportionate part only of such contribution, to be computed from the day of his election to the 1st of January next ensuing.

8.—So soon in every year as the Auditors shall have presented to the Council their annual report, the name of every Fellow reported by them to be in arrear to the Society, together with a statement of the arrear, as reported, shall be hung up to view in one of the rooms of the Society; and immediate notice of the circumstance, with an account of the arrear, as reported, shall be forwarded to every Fellow whose name shall have been so hung up; and if the arrear be not paid within one calendar month from the date of such notice, or within such further time as the Council may grant, upon special cause to them shown, the Conned shall direct that the name of the Fellow so suspended shall be read from the Chair at two successive Ordinary General Meetings; and if the arrears shall not have been discharged before the second Ordinary General Meeting, the Council shall then be empowered to remove the Fellow from the Society: and the name of the Fellow which has been hung up shall not be taken down until either the arrears shall be paid, or the Fellow shall be removed from the Society.

9.—A Resident Fellow may at any time compound for future annual con- page 11 tributions, that of the current year inclusive, by payment of Thirty-one Pounds Ten Shillings^*; and a Non-Resident Fellow by payment of Fifteen Pounds Fifteen Shillings. If a Non-Resident Compounder becomes resident, he will be required to pay an additional composition of Fifteen Pounds Fifteen Shillings, or an Annual Contribution of One Pound Eleven Shillings and Sixpence, so long as he shall continue to be a Resident Fellow. If he has already paid the contribution for the current year, or any part of it, such payment shall be allowed in part of the composition.

10.—Every Fellow shall, from time to time, communicate to the Clerk his address, or that of his banker or agent; and all notices forwarded to such address shall be considered as having been duly delivered to such Fellow.

Section vi. b.—At a Special General Meeting, held February 26, 1862, it was resolved that Fellows proposed and elected on and after the 1st of March, 1862, shall come under the following Bye-Laws, as also shall those Fellows now contributing as Residents, so far as regards the payment of Annual Contributions.

1.—Every newly elected Fellow shall pay an Admission-fee of Six Pounds Six Shillings.

2.—The Annual Contribution to be paid by Fellows shall be two Pounds Two Shillings, due on each successive 1st of January, and payable in advance for the current year.

N.B. Every Fellow liable to the Annual Contribution is requested to give a permanent order on his banker, or agent, in London, for paying the same contribution as it falls due from year to year. [See the form of such an order, No. III. in the Appendix.]

3.—Of the Fellows who during the current year shall withdraw from the Society, those shall be liable to the contribution for that year who, having been liable to the contribution for the preceding year, shall not, before the 1st of January of the current year, have given notice to the Council of their wish to withdraw.

N.B. The articles No. 3, 4, 5, 6 of the present section do not apply to Fellows who are personages of Eoyal Blood, or who have compounded for the annual contribution.

4.—Of the Fellows who during the current year shall withdraw from the Society, those only shall be entitled to exemption from the contribution for that year who, having been liable to the contribution of the preceding year, shall, before the 1st of January of the current year, have paid such contribution, together with all arrears due from them to the Society, and have given notice to the Council of their wish to withdraw.

5.—Every newly elected Fellow, if elected in the month of January or February, shall be subject to the whole contribution of the current year; but if elected in any subsequent month, shall be subject to a proportionate part only of such contribution, to be computed from the day of his election to the 1st of January next ensuing.

6.—So soon in every year as the Auditors shall have presented to the Council their annual report, the name of every Fellow reported by them to be in arrear to the Society, together with a statement of the arrear as reported, shall be hung up to view in one of the rooms of the Society; and immediate notice of the circumstance, with an account of the arrear, as reported, shall be forwarded to every Fellow whose name shall have been so hung up; and if the arrear be not paid within one calendar month from the date of such notice, or within such further time as the Council may grant, upon special cause to them shown, the Council shall direct that the name of the Fellow so suspended shall be read from the Chair at two successive Ordinary General Meetings; and if the arrears shall not have been discharged before the second Ordinary General Meeting, the Council shall then be empowered to remove the Fellow from the Society: and the name of the Fellow which has been hung up shall not be taken down until either the arrears shall be paid, or the Fellow shall be removed from the Society.

7.—A Fellow may at any time compound for future annual contributions, that of the current year inclusive, by payment of Twenty-one Pounds. If he has already paid the contribution for the current year, or any part of it, such payment shall be allowed in part of the composition.

8.—Every Fellow shall, from time to time, communicate to the Clerk his address, or that of his banker or agent; and all notices forwarded to such address shall be considered as having been duly delivered to such Fellow.