RULES RELATING TO PUBLICATION. 5 



not be less than eight and the additional expense ($6 per brochure) for 

 brochure covers and distribution shall be assessed on the authors. 



Section 14. Abstracts, reports of discussion, or other matter purport- 

 ing to emanate from any author shall not be published unless it has been 

 either prepared or revised by the author. 



Section 15. Manuscript designed for publication in the Bulletin must 

 be complete as to copy for text and illustration, unless by special arrange- 

 ment between the author and the Council or Publication Committee; and 

 the cost of any necessary revision of copy, or reconstruction of illustra- 

 tions shall be assessed upon the author. 



Section 16. The Editor shall examine matter designed for publication, 

 and shall prepare an itemized estimate of the cost of publication, and con- 

 vey the whole to the Publication Committee. The Publication Commit- 

 tee shall then scrutinize the communication with reference first, to relev- 

 ancy; second, to scientific value; third, to literary character; and fourth, 

 to cost of publication, including revision. 



For advice with reference to the relevancy, scientific value and literary 

 character of any communication, the Publication Committee may refer it 

 to a special committee of their own number, or of the Society at large, or 

 may call to their aid from outside one or more experts. 



Questions of disagreement between the Editor and authors shall be 

 referred to the Publication Committee. 



Section 17. Communications from non-Fellows shall he published 

 only by specific authority from the Council. 



Section 18. Communications from Fellows not presented ;it regular 

 meetings of the Society shall be published only upon unanimous vote of 

 the Publication Committee, except by specific authority from the Council. 



Section 19. Matter offered for publication becomes thereby the prop- 

 erty of the Society, and shall not be published elsewhere prior to publica- 

 tion in the Bulletin, except by consent of the Publication Committee. 



Manner of Publication. 



Section 20. The matter of each memoir published as a separate 

 brochure shall be classified by subjects, and the classification suitably indi- 

 cated by sub-titles; and a list of contents shall be arranged with reference 

 to the sub-titles. 



Section 21. Proofs of letter-press, and, when necessary, of illustra- 

 tions, shall be submitted to authors whenever practicable; but printing 

 shall not be delayed, by reason of absence or incapacity of authors, more 

 than one week beyond the time ordinarily required for tin' transmission of 

 mails. Complete proofs of the proceedings of meetings Bhall be sent to 



