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of Whitby shall be gratuitously admitted, except Benefactors and Hon- 

 orary 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 mstitution, additional sub- 

 scribers, paying Twelve Shillings yearly, in advance. Such Subscribers 

 shall be admitted by ballot, a majority of at least three-fourths of the 

 Members present bemg required for admission ; and they shaU 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 introduc- 

 ing Strangers to the Museum, or persons belonging to their own families. 



10. — Gentlemen who have rendered important services to the So- 

 ciety, may be elected Honorary- Members, without paying any subscrip- 

 tion ; but such Honorary Members shall have no share in the property 

 of the Society, or in the management of its concerns. 



11. — The Museum shall be open to the public one day in each month, 

 under such restrictions as the Council fiiay 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 property shall be divided 

 accordingly. But in the event of such a dissolution, all donations shj^ll 

 be returned if required, to the donors, or their representatives ; and ^11 

 members who have sold property to the Society at a reduced price, 

 shall have the option of re-purchasing 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 Society shall decide, by ballot 

 whether the purchaser or representative shall be admitted as a member 

 of the Institution. When any share is transferred, all arrears due upon 

 it must be paid up ; and the representative or assignee of a Life- 

 Governor shall not be exempted from the Annual Subscription of Half. 



