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have their residence above ten miles from Whitby, may be intro- 

 duced by any member, or may be admitted on such terms as the 

 Council shall fix.— On special occasions, the Curators or the 

 Secretaries may admit members or strangers to the Museum on 

 those days when it is usually shut. 



*^^- This Regulation is modified by the 1 1th. 



9.— After the Society has existed for one year, all new mem- 

 bers shall be admitted by ballot, at a General Meeting of the 

 Society, on such terms as that Meeting shall appoint ; but the 

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

 Institution, additional Subscribers, paying Twelve Shillings year- 

 ly in advance. Such Subscribers shall be admitted by ballot, a 

 majority of at least three-fourths of the members present being 

 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 it; but they shall have the privilege of 

 introducing Strangers to the Museum, as well as persons belong- 

 ing 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. 



1 1. — The Museum shall be open to the public one day in 

 each month, under such restrictions as the Council may deem 

 necessary. 



12. — The proportion which each Member has in the property 

 of the Society, shall be according to the whole amount paid for 

 his share ; and should the institution ever be dissolved, the pro- 

 perty shall be divided accordingly. But in the event of such 

 dissolution, all donations 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 re-purchasing it at the same price. 



J 3. — Each member of the Society shall be at liberty to sell or 

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



