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Stated Meeting^ October 5, 1866. 



Present, thirteen members. 



Dr. Wood, President, in the Chair. 



Letters acknowledging the receipt of the publications from 

 the Linnoean Society and the Geological Society, of London, 

 "were read. 



Donations for the Library were received from the follow- 

 ing societies and authors : The Dutch Geological of Berlin, 

 Royal Geographical of Paris, Linnjean of London, Zoological 

 of London, Bath and West of England, and Boston Natural 

 History Societies ; also of the Academies, the Royal Prussian 

 of Berlin, the Royal Mining of Loeben and Schemnitz, and 

 Natural Sciences of Philadelphia; the Dublin Quarterly Jour- 

 nal, from Prof. Suringer, Richard Owen, and three circulars 

 relating to the Paris Exposition. 



The Committee to whom was referred Prof. H. C. Wood's 

 article entitled "A Contribution to the Knowledge'of the Flora 

 of the Coal Period in the United States," reported in favor 

 of its publication in the Transactions, which was ordered ac- 

 cordingly. 



Pending nominations Nos. 550 to 556 inclusive were read. 



Mr. Eli K. Price, on the part of the Board, Officers, and 

 Council of the Society, made a report, embracing a preamble 

 and resolutions, which were adopted, in substance as follows : 



Whereas it is expedient, for the security of the books and 

 property of this Society, that there should be erected a fire- 

 proof building ; and whereas it is probable, if the purpose of 

 erecting such a building were resolved upon, that donations 

 and bequests would be made, and a fund created which, by 

 accumulation, would be adequate to the desired object. 



The resolutions provide for the appointment of five Trus- 

 tees to receive the donations and bequests, and make invest- 

 ments, and in case such occur in real estate, stocks or loans, 

 they shall hold the same under the direction of the donors, or 



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