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9. After the Society has existed one year, all new Members 

 shall be admitted by ballot, at a General Meetinff of the So- 

 ciety, on such terms as that Meetinja: may appoint ; but the 

 Council may at any of its Meetings admit to the benefits of 

 the Institution, additional Subscribers, paying Twelve Shil- 

 lingfs yearly in advance. Such Subscribers shall be admitted 

 by ballot, a majority of at least three-fourths of the Members 

 present beinjf required for their admission^ and they shall have 

 no share in the property of the Society, have no vote at its 

 Meetings, and shall not hold any office in itj but they shall 

 have the privilege of introducing Strangers to the Museum,, 

 as well as persons belonging to their own families. 



10. Gentlemen who have rendered important services to the 

 Society, may be elected Honorary Members, without paying 

 any subscription ; but such Honorary Members shall have no 

 share in the property of the Society, or in the management of 

 its concerns. 



J I . Officers of the Army or Navy, stationed at Whitby 

 upon duty, shall have the privilege of Honorary Members, for 

 the term of their official residence; and the same privilege 

 shall be enjoyed by the regular Methodist Preachers, during 

 the period of their ministry at Whitby. 



12. The pro[)ortion which each Member has in the pro- 

 perty of the Society, shall be according to the whole amount 

 paid for his share, and should the Institution ever he dis- 

 solved, the property shall be divided accordingly. But in the 

 event of such dissolution, all donations to the Society shall be 

 returned, if required, to the Donors, or their representatives; 

 and all Members who have sold property to the Society, at a 

 reduced price, shall have the option of repurchasing it at the 

 same price. 



13. Each Member of the Society shall be at liberty to sell 

 or dispose of his share; and, if not previously disposed of, it 

 shall at his death descend to his representative; but the So- 

 ciety shall decide, by ballot, whether the purchaser or repre- 

 sentative shall be admitted as a Member of the Institution. 

 When any share is transferred, all arrears due on it must be 

 paid up; and the representative or assignee of a Life Gover- 

 nor shall not be exempted from the Annual Subscription of 

 Half-a-Guinea, without paying the sum of Five Guineas ia 

 lieu of such subscription. 



14. The Annual Subscriptions shall be paid to the Trea- 

 surer in advance, in the month of November, or within a 

 month after the General Meeting in each year. If any Mem* 

 ber neglect to pay his Subscriptiua before the ensuing An^ 



