Constitution and RulesSource: Journal of Animal Ecology, Vol. 5, No. 1 (May, 1936), pp. 220-222Published by: British Ecological SocietyStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1107 .

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Dr Somerville Hastings. The party first visited, in the neighbourhood of Peppard Common, a small area of acidic heath formed on gravel over chalk and bearing characteristic vege- tation with Ulex minor, U. europaeus, Calluna and Pteridium. On the other side of the valley there was an extremely characteristic area of chalk scrub showing abundant tree invasion by beech, ash, oak, holly, yew and elm. The party then proceeded to the main objective of the excursion, namely beech woods growing on chalk or on drift overlying chalk. Over large parts the beech had been exploited by selective cutting at a diameter of 6-8 in., the wood being used for the local manufacture of chair legs and brush backs, etc. The beech reaches a height of 55-60 ft. and Fraxinus and Quercus robur occur frequently, especially in the areas where cutting has taken place. Ground vegetation is generally sparse, though Corylus, Sambucus, Daphne laureola, Prunus cerasus occur locally and Ilex is often extremely abundant, spreading by suckers forming large thickets. The holly appears to be subject to the severe attack of rodents, most probably rabbits. The Society is much indebted to Prof. Harris and Dr Somerville Hastings for having organised such a satisfactory excursion on the spur of the moment.

THE BRITISH ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY

FOUNDED 1913

CONSTITUTION AND RULES

(Revised formulation adopted by the Society on January 4th, 1936)

1. The object of the BRITISH ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY shall be to promote and foster the study of Ecology in its widest sense.

2. The Society shall consist of Ordinary Members, Hon. Members and Associates as defined in these rules.

3. Applicants for Membership of the Society shall be proposed by one Member (from personal knowledge) or by an Officer of the Society (not necessarily with personal knowledge) and seconded by one or more other Members. Such applications shall be made on a form to be supplied by the Hon. Secretary, and duly filled up and signed by the applicant.

Election shall take place either at a General Meeting or at other times by resolution of the Council. A majority of votes in favour shall result in the election of the applicant.

The Secretary may, however, be empowered by the Council to circulate the names of applicants for membership to members of Council by post, and if he receives no intimation of objection within one week, the applicant shall be deemed to be elected.

4. Subscriptions shall be payable in advance and shall be due on January 1st each year. The minimum Annual Subscription for Ordinary Membership shall be twenty-five shillings (25s.) and for Associate Membership seven shillings and sixpence (7s. 6d.). Members who pay a vearly subscription of 25s. shall have the right to receive post free either The Journal of Ecology or The Journal of Animal Ecology. An Annual Subscription of 45s. shall entitle Members to receive post free both of the Journals above named.

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Constitution and Rules 221 5. In addition to receiving one or both of the Journals of the Society, ordinary members

shall have the following privileges: (a) To receive on application any other publications of the Society free or at a reduced

rate, as the Council may from time to time determine. (b) To have the use on loan, under regulations, of any photographs or lantern slides

in the Society's collections, and of books, maps and pamphlets in the Society's Library.

(c) To vote in the election of Council and of Officers. (d) To be eligible for service on the Council and its Committees, or as Officers.

6. Associate Members shall have the right to attend Meetings and Excursions, to obtain through the Secretary such advice and assistance as the Society can afford, to have the use of photographs and the Library, but they shall not have the privileges of Ordinary Members indicated in 5 (c) and 5 (d).

7. Local Natural History Societies may at the discretion of the Council be allowed to subscribe to the Society not less than twenty-five shillings (25s.) per annum and shall thereby be entitled to receive a copy of either of the two Journals of the Society, or on pay- ment of forty-five shillings (45s.) per annum, to receive both Journals of the Society. In either case they shall also be entitled (a) to such advice or assistance as the Society can afford, and (b) to send two delegates to the Society's Meetings, to have the same privileges as Associate Members as regards such Meetings.

8. The Society shall be governed by a Council of fifteen Members consisting of the Officers of the Society, namely, the President, two Vice-Presidents, the two Hon. Editors, the Hon. Secretary and the Hon. Treasurer, together with as many ordinary members of Council as may be needed to raise the total to fifteen.

Officers and ordinary members of Council shall be elected at the Annual Meeting of the Society.

9. Each ordinary member of Council shall be elected for a period of four years, at the end of which time he shall retire. He shall not be eligible for re-election until the Annual Meeting of the year following that of his retirement.

An ordinary member of Council when elected an Officer of the Society shall cease to be an ordinary Council Member: on expiry of office the retiring President, Hon. Secretary, Hon. Treasurer and Hon. Editors shall be eligible for immediate re-election as ordinary members of Council, and the retiring Vice-President shall complete his term of four years' service on the Council.

10. The President and the two Vice-Presidents shall be nominated from among the Members of Council. The two Hon. Editors and the Hon. Secretary shall retire at the end of each year but shall be eligible for immediate re-election.

11. The President of the Society shall hold office for two years, and it shall be his duty to deliver an address to the Society at the Annual Meeting next after that at which he was elected.

12. One Vice-President shall be appointed each year and shall hold office for two years.

13. The Hon. Treasurer shall hold office for three years and shall be eligible for re-election. The Treasurer shall keep the Society's funds. His sanction shall be required for the dis- bursement of the Society's moneys and he shall present a financial statement at the Annual Meeting. The financial status and policy of the Society shall be considered each year at a meeting of the Council held as soon as practicable after the audit. The audited accounts shall be published in the Journals of the Society.

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222 British Ecological Society

14. The Hon. Secretary shall be responsible for collection of subscriptions.

15. If any Council Member does not attend at least one meeting of the Council during the year he shall retire at the end of the year, but shall be eligible for re-election.

16. At least one fortnight before the Annual Meeting the Secretary shall circulate to all Members of the Society a list of the Members of Council including Officers, indicating those who retire and adding the names of nominees of the Council to fill the vacancies.

17. Members may propose for ballot at the Annual Meeting the name or names of any duly qualified Member or Members in place of any or all of the Council's nominees.

18. The Council shall have power to co-opt any ordinary Member of the Society to fill vacancies occurring during the year among Council or Officers, the tenure of such co-opted Members to terminate at the next Annual Meeting.

19. At the Annual Meeting, after nomination by the Council, persons who have rendered conspicuous service to the subject of Ecology may be elected Honorary Members of the Society.

Such Hon. Members shall receive free either or both Journals of the Society as the Council may determine, and shall also have the other privileges of ordinary members of the Society.

20. The Annual Meeting shall be held in December or in the following January. At least one other Meeting shall be held later in the year. Further Meetings and Excursions may be held at such times and places as the Council may from time to time determine.

21. At the Annual Meeting the Members of the Society present shall elect the Officers and Council, in the case of a contested election by ballot, and consider any other business brought before them by the Council; or business brought before them by any Member, of which four weeks' notice in writing has been given to the Secretary.

22. Alterations of the Rules shall only be made at the Annual Meeting and require six weeks' notice in writing to the Secretary and a majority of two-thirds of the Members voting.

23. Members desiring to present communications at any Meeting must give due notice to the Secretary, stating the nature of the communication and the time required.

24. At any Meeting of the Society the Chairman shall decide as to procedure and the order of business. It shall be within the Chairman's discretion to admit communications or other business, other than alterations to the Rules, not included in the programme.

25. A Meeting of the Council to consider the Annual Report shall be held shortly before the Annual Meeting.

26. The Society shall issue two Journals, The Journal of Ecology, and The Journal of Animal Ecology.

27. The subscription price of each Journal to others than Members of the Society shall be as determined by the Council.

28. No Member shall be entitled to receive the Journals of the Society whilst his subscription is in arrear.

(This revised formulation of the constitution and rules was accepted at the Annual Meeting of the Society, January 4th, 1936.)

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