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Art. VII. Where doubts arise as to the expediency of furnishing 

 plates to an essay, the committee shall, as soon as possible, report the 

 case to the Academy. 



Art. VIII. Every author shall be entitled to an extra copy of the 

 number or numbers in which his papers appear, and on timely appli- 

 cation to the committee, he shall be entitled to twenty extra copies of 

 his paper at the Society's expense. 



Art. IX. The committees shall be responsible for the cost of pub- 

 lication, and if the expenses exceed the receipts, they shall themselves 

 make up the deficiency, unless, in any special case, the Academy, at 

 a meeting of business and by a vote of three-fourths of the members 

 present, make an appropriation to protect the committee from loss. 



Art. X. It shall be the duty of the secretary and treasurer of the 

 publication committee to take charge of all papers reported for publi- 

 cation, to keep an account of the number of the Journal printed, of 

 the number presented, and to whom presented, and of those sold, and 

 on hand ; they shall also keep a correct account of the money trans- 

 actions of the committee, receiving all moneys arising from the sale 

 of the Journal, and paying all bills for publishing the same, these 

 having been first approved by the committee. 



Art. XI. The publication committee shall be authorized to ex- 

 change the Journal for any work which they may deem of sufiicient 

 value. 



Art. XII. No copy of the Journal shall be presented to any indi- 

 vidual or Society, except by special resolution of the Academy. 



CHAPTER X. 



COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. 



Art. I. All written communications intended for publication,- read 

 before the Academy, shall be referred to special committees, who are 

 to report thereon at the meeting of business next succeeding their 

 appointment. 



Art. II. All such communications become the property of the 

 Academy, and shall be deposited in the archives after publication ; a 

 copy, however, of any paper read before the Academy may be taken 

 by the author. 



Art. III. But all written communications, which shall not be 

 deemed fit for publication, may be returned to their authors, if duly 

 requested. 



