26 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CALIFORNIA 



to the interests or objects of the Academy, or that any section through the 

 apathy or dissensions of its members, shall cease to pursue or carry out the 

 objects for which it was formed, or for any other good and sufficient cause, 

 then the Academy may suspend or abolish such section by a two-thirds vote 

 of the members present at anyregular meeting, and any section so suspended 

 or abolished shall not be continued or restored except upon the recommenda- 

 tion of the Council at a regular meeting of the Academy, and by a two-thirds 

 vote of the members present. 



Any and all property acquired by any section, shall be the property of the 

 Academy, but may be segregated and kept apart from the general property of 

 the Academy, for the special use of the members of the section to which it 

 belongs, so long as such section may exist, but upon the dissolution or 

 abolishment of any section, then the same shall be merged in the general 

 property of the Academy. 



A notice of the meeting of any section shall be posted in a conspicuous 

 place in the Hall of the Academy, or announced at any regular meeting of the 

 latter, but no meetings of any section shall be held during the hours or period 

 of any meeting of the Academy, but at such other time as may be found 

 convenient to the sections, and may be held in such rooms in the building of 

 the Academy as may be available. 

 All of which is respectfully submitted, 



Robt. E. C. Stearns, 

 A. Kellogg, 

 "Wm. Ashburner, 

 Henry Edwards, 



S]»cial Committee. 

 San Francisco, January 7, 1876. 



On motion of Mr. Scupham, the Report was adopted, and the 

 Secretary instructed to spread the Preamble and Resolutions on 

 the records, for future reference. 



The Committee was continued, to aid in organizing the sections. 



Regular Meeting, February 7th, 1876. 

 Second Vice-President in the Chair. 



Twenty-one members present. 



In the absence of the Secretary. W. J. Fisher was elected 

 Secretary pro tern . 



The following new members were elected : 



C. L. Scudder, W. J. Graves, Samuel Purnell, Joseph Tilden, 

 G. L. Lansing, Dr. R. K. Nuttall, Dr. J. T. Crook. 



