North of England Institute of Mining Engineers

Transactions Volume I, 1852-1853

Rules

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1. — That the Members of this Society shall consist of Ordinary Members, Life Members, and Honorary Members.

2. — That the Annual Subscription of each Ordinary Member shall be £2 2s., payable in advance, and that the same shall be considered as due and payable on the first Saturday of August in each year.

3. — That all persons who shall at one time make a donation of £20 or upwards, shall be Life Members.

4. — Honorary Members shall be persons who shall have distinguished themselves by their literary or scientific attainments, or made important communications to the Society.

5. — That a General Meeting of the Society shall be held on the first Friday of every month, at 2 o'clock p.m., and the General Meeting in the month of August shall be the Annual Meeting, at which a report of the proceedings, and an abstract of the accounts of the previous year. shall be presented by the Council. A Special Meeting of the Society may be called whenever the Council shall think fit, and also on a requisition to the Council signed by ten or more Members.

6. — No alteration shall be made in any of the Laws, Rules, or Regulations of the Society, except at the Annual General Meeting, or at a Special Meeting and the particulars of every alteration to be then proposed shall be announced at a previous General Meeting, and inserted in its minutes, and shall be exhibited in the Society's meeting-room, fourteen days previously to such General Annual or Special Meeting.

7. — Every question which shall come before any Meeting of the Society, shall be decided by the votes of the majority of the Ordinary and Life Members then present and voting.

8. — Persons desirous of being admitted into the Society as Ordinary or Life Members, shall be proposed by three Ordinary or Life Members, or both, at a General Meeting ;— the proposition shall be in writing, and signed by the proposers, and shall state the name and residence of the individual proposed, whose election shall be ballotted for at the next following General Meeting, and during the interval, notice of the proposition shall be exhibited in the society's room. Every person proposed as an Honorary Member must be recommended by at least five Members of the Society, and elected by ballot at the General Meeting next succeeding. A majority of votes shall determine every election.

9. — The Officers of the Society shall consist of a President, four Vice-Presidents, and twelve Members, who shall constitute a Council for the direction and management of the affairs of the Society; and of a Treasurer, and a Secretary; all of whom shall be elected at the Annual Meeting, and shall be re-eligible. Lists containing the names of all the persons eligible having been sent by the Secretary to the respective members, at least a month previously to the Annual Meeting, the election shall take place by written lists, to be delivered by each voter in person to the Chairman, who shall appoint scrutineers of the lists ; and the scrutiny shall commence on the conclusion of the other business of the meeting. At meetings of the Council, five shall be a quorum, and the record of the Council's proceedings shall be at all times open to the inspection of the members of the Society.

10. — The Funds of the Society shall be deposited in the hands of the Treasurer, and shall be disbursed by him, according to the direction of the Council.

11. — The Council shall have power to decide on the propriety of communicating to the Society any papers which may be received, and they shall be at liberty, when they think it desirable to do so, to direct that any paper read before the Society shall be printed. Intimation shall be given at the close of each General Meeting of the subject of the paper or papers to be read, and of the questions for discussion, at the next meeting, and notice thereof shall be affixed in the society's room ten days previously. The reading of papers shall not be delayed beyond 3 o'clock, and if the election of members or other business should not be sooner dispatched, the President may adjourn such business until after the discussion of the subject for the day.