



HISTORY of the SOCIETY. n 



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THE meeting was then adjourned to Monday the 4th day of 

 Auguft 1783. 



THE Society having met, in terms of the adjournment, the Se- 

 cretary gave in a lift of thofe noblemen and gentlemen who had 

 accepted of the invitation to become members. He alfo informed 

 the meeting, that he had been directed by the Vice-Prefident 

 and members of the Philofophical Society of Edinburgh, to de- 

 liver their minute-book, and all fuch diflertations and papers 

 as were in their Secretary's hands, to the Royal Soceity. The 

 minute-book and papers were accordingly received, and given 

 in charge to the General Secretary. 



THE members then confidered anew the ftatutes and regula- 

 tions which had been propofed at laft meeting, and enacted a 

 body of fundamental laws, afcertaining their conftitution, and 

 directing their future proceedings. 



IT is judged unneceflary to give a minute account of thefe 

 laws. The public is interefted only in what relates to the fcien- 

 tific proceedings of the Society, the general duties of its mem- 

 bers, and the election of candidates. 



THE Royal Society of Edinburgh confifts of Ordinary and Ho- 

 norary members ; and the honorary places are reftricted to per- 

 fons refiding out of Great Britain and Ireland. 



THE election of new members is appointed to be made at 

 two dated general meetings, which are to be held on the fourth 

 Monday of January, and the fourth Monday of June. 



A CANDIDATE for the place of an 'ordinary member muft 

 fignify, by a letter addrefled to one of the members, his wifh 

 to be received into the Society. He muft then be publicly 

 propofed at leaft a month before the day of election. If 

 the propofal be feconded by two of the members prefent, his 

 name is to be inferted in the lift of candidates, and hung up 



(B 2) in 



1783- 



Auguft 4. 

 id General 

 Meeting. 



Laws of the So- 

 ciety. 



Election of 

 Members. 



