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be laid before the Society at its stated meetings, on the third 

 Friday of the same months respectively. 



3. They shall, from time to time, lay before the Society 

 such measures as in their judgment will conduce to the well- 

 governing and ordering of the affairs of the Society, or pro- 

 mote the objects of its institution ; particularly, they shall 

 recommend subjects for premiums to be offered by the Society, 

 with the conditions on which they shall be awarded. 



4. They shall also, from time to time, nominate to the 

 Societ}^ as candidates for membership, such persons of our own 

 or of foreign countries, as may in their judgment merit such a 

 distinction. Such nomination shall, as nearly as may be prac- 

 ticable, be agreed to by them in the manner pointed out by 

 law for the election of members, except that no previous notice 

 of any intended proposal to them for their nomination shall be 

 required ; and the names of all persons duly nominated by 

 them shall be certified to the Society by a minute thereof, 

 made in writing and attested by their clerk. 



5. To them shall be submitted all communications from 

 candidates for premiums, whether the Magellanic or those 

 offered by the Society, all of which shall be immediately 

 referred to the standing committee on premiums. Reports on 

 such communications shall be made without unnecessary delay. 



6. They shall annually appoint a standing committee of 

 seven members, to be called the committee on premiums, of 

 which three members shall be a quorum. It shall be the 

 duty of this committee to publish the terms on which the 

 Magellanic and other premiums are to be granted by the 

 Society, to consider and report upon all communications from 

 candidates for premiums, and to recommend to the officers and 

 council subjects for which new premiums shall be offered by 

 the Society. 



7. The president and senior secretary of the Society shall 

 be, ex officio, the president and clerk at their meetings ; and 

 three of their number shall be a quorum. 



8. The ex-presidents of the Society shall be members of the 

 board of ofiScers and council. 



