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1. — The Society shall be called the Whitby Literary and Philo- 

 sophical Society, for supporting a Museum, and for promoting the 

 interests of Science hy such other means as may be found practicable. 



2. — All Subscribers of One Guinea, or upwards, on admission, and 

 Half -a- Guinea annually, may be members of the Society; and Sub- 

 scribers of Five Guineas on admission, and Half -a- Guinea annually, 

 or of Ten Guineas at one time, without any annual subscription, shall 

 be Governors of this Society. 



3. — The busmess of the Society shall be conducted by a Patron, a 

 President, two Vice-Presidents, a Treasurer, two Secretaries, and two 

 Curators, who, with the Committee of eight Members, shall form the 

 Council of the Society. 



4. — The Council shall meet on the first Thursday of every month, or 

 as often as necessary — three Members forming a quorum. 



5. — ^AU Governors shall have a right to attend and vote at the 

 Meetmgs of the Council. 



6. — A General Meeting of the Society shall be held on the last 

 Friday in October, in each year, for electing a new Committee, receiv- 

 ing the report of the retiring Committee, auditing the Accounts of the 

 Treasurer, and transacting any other business. — Special Meetmgs may 

 be called by the Council, or by any seven Members, a week's notice 

 being given. 



7. — The Museum shall comprise collections of Fossils, Antiquities, 

 specimens of Natural History, with other miscellaneous articles, whether 



