Brooklyn committee, the "suggestions" by Dr. Dall are presented. All 

 persons interested in the formation of an American Conchological 

 Society are requested to address the Secretary, Maxwell Smith, 265 

 West 72nd Street, New York, N. Y., stating intention to join the 

 society, request for further information, or criticism of the suggestions, 

 and address of persons to whom this paper should be sent. We invite 

 a free expression of opinions. 



The members of the Brooklyn Club prefer that the dues should not 

 exceed two dollars per annum, and life membership forty dollars. Mr. 

 C. W. Johnson, of the Boston Society of Natural History, writes : "I 

 would make it $2, certainly not over $3, and the life membership $50." 



Memorandum of Suggestions for the Organization of a National 

 Conchological Association or Society, by Win. H. Dall, Oct. 15, '07 



NAME. The AMERICAN Conchological Society would be better than 

 '\ATIOXAL,'" as Mexican, Cuban, or Canadian members, whom it would 

 be desirable to include, might object to the term "National" as exclud- 

 ing them. 



OFFICE. To promote intercourse between the students of Mollusca, 

 recent or fossil, in North America, the Antilles and Hawaii; to en- 

 courage the study of Mollusks by meetings and publications, or other 

 means suitable for the purpose; and to interest the general public in 

 the study of shells. 



OFFICERS. The officers shall comprise a president, a vice-president 

 for each section, a general secretary and a treasurer, and an executive 

 council consisting of nine members. 



MEMBERS. The membership of the Society shall be divided into 

 the following classes : Patrons, life members, active annual members, 

 associates, and corresponding members. A limited number of honorary 

 corresponding members may be authorized by the council if deemed 

 desirable. 



QUALIFICATIONS. A patron shall be a donor to the Society of any 

 sum exceeding the total of two life membership fees, and shall be en- 

 titled to all publications of the Society and to receive gratis any 

 periodical which may be distributed, as its organ, to the members by 

 the Society. A life membership may be secured by the payment to the 

 Society's treasurer of the sum of one hundred dollars ; active member- 

 ship by the annual payment in advance of the sum of five dollars; asso- 

 ciate membership by the annual payment in advance of one dollar and 

 a half by American associates and two dollars by foreign associates or 

 corresponding members. Honorary members may be relieved of pay- 

 ment at the time of election, by the vote of the executive council. 



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