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HISTORY of the SOCIETT. 



The Society di- 

 vided into two 

 Clafles. 



The Phyfical 



Clafs. 



The Literary 

 Clafs. 



in the ordinary place of meeting. The election is made by bal- 

 lot, and is determined in favour of a candidate, if he mail have 

 the votes of two thirds of thofe prefent, in a meeting confining 

 of at leaft twenty-one members. 



THE general bufinefs of the Society is managed by a Prefi- 

 dent, two Vice-Prefidents, with a council of twelve, a General 

 Secretary, and a Treafurer. Thefe officers are chofen by bal- 

 lot, annually, on the laft Monday of November. All public 

 deeds, whether of a civil or of a literary nature, are tranfacled 

 by this board, and proceed in the name of the Prefident or 

 Vice-Prefident. 



IT is requefted and expected of each of the members, that he 

 will favour the Society, from time ,to time, with fuch eflays or 

 obfervations on fubjects of fcience, literature, or other ufe- 

 ful knowledge, as his leifure and opportunities may render con- 

 venient. 



As it was thought that the members would have a greater 

 inducement to punctual attendance on the meetings of the So- 

 ciety, if they had fome general intimation of the nature of 

 the fubjects which were to be confidered, and made the to- 

 pics of converfation, it was therefore refolved, to divide the 

 Society into Tivo Cla/fes, which mould meet and deliberate fe- 

 parately. 



The one of thefe clafles is denominated the PHYSICAL CLASS, 

 and has for its department the fciences of Mathematics, Natural 

 Philofophy, Chemiftry, Medicine, Natural Hiftory, and what- 

 ever relates to the improvement of Arts and Manufactures. 



THE other is denominated the LITERARY CLASS, and has 

 for its department Literature, Philology, Hiftory, Antiquities, 

 and Speculative Philofophy. 



EVERY 



