whether of Nature or Art ; to which may be added scientific Books 

 and Philosophical Apparatus. 



8. — The Museum shall be open for the convenience of the mem- 

 bers, on such days of the week, and under such regulations, as the 

 Council shall appoint. The families of members, residing under 

 their roof, shall have the privilege of visiting the Museum. No 

 other inhabitants of Whitby, shall be gratuitously admitted, except 

 Benefactors and Honorary members. Strangers who have their 

 residence above ten miles from Whitby, may be introduced 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 11th. 



9. — After the Society has existed for one year all new members 

 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 yearly, 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 hold no office 

 in it ; but they shall have the privilege of introducing Strangers to 

 the Museum, or 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. 



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

 month, under such restrictions as the Council may deem necessary. 



