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Rh thereof, either on his own personal knowledge or on the recommendation of two subscribing Members of the Institute.

XVI. In these and all other Elections made by the Committee it shall be allowable for any Member thereof to demand a Ballot.

XVII. Subscriptions and Donations may be paid to the Treasurer, to any Member of the Committee, or to the Account of the Archaeological Institute with the Banker of the Institute, and no Subscriber shall be entitled to Vote at the Annual Meeting who has not paid his Subscription. The Year shall be considered as closing with the termination of the Annual Meeting; from which time the Subscription for the ensuing year shall become due.

XVIII. The Cash-book and an Account of all Receipts and of the Balance in the Banker's hands, shall be laid on the table at each Meeting of the Central Committee. All Bills having been duly examined and approved in writing shall be paid by Cheque upon the Bankers, signed by the Treasurer.

XIX. The Accounts of the Institute shall be submitted Annually to two Auditors, who shall be elected for that purpose by the Members of the Institute at the General Meeting, and who shall attest by their Signatures the accuracy of the said Accounts. The Accounts having been thus approved, shall be submitted to an Annual Meeting of the Committee to be holden on the First Wednesday in May, and shall be printed and published in the Journal of the Institute as part of the proceedings of the Committee.

XX. A Report of the Proceedings of the whole year shall be submitted to the Annual Meeting.

XXI. The Central Committee shall be empowered to make such Bye Laws as may from time to time appear to them expedient.

The then proposed the following vote of thanks:—That the warmest and sincerest thanks of this Institute are offered to the Marquis of Northampton, for having presided over this Meeting, and this Meeting gratefully acknowledges the consummate ability, the unceasing zeal, and the undiminished kindness, with which he has, in dis- charging that office, devoted his cultivated taste and extensive acquirements to the service of the Institute.

The seconded the vote of thanks.

The returned thanks.

The then moved that the Marquis of Northampton be requested to take the chair for the ensuing year.

, Esq., seconded the motion.

The said—I am perfectly willing to accept the presidency until the next meeting, when I trust you will find some person connected with the locality in which you may decide to meet, to take the office, and under whom I shall be very happy, if I can be of any use as Vice-President, to act as such. His Lordship then read the list of the Central Committee proposed for the ensuing year, which he submitted to the meeting and it was unanimously accepted.