Constitution and By-Laws of the Society. 3 



present at ain^ two consecutive meetings of the societ}', the members 

 having been first dnl}^ notified of any proposed alteration, but the 

 article which immediately follows this shall be unalterable. 



AKTICLE IX. 



The consent of every member shall be necessary to a dissolution of 

 the society. In case of a dissolution the property of the society shall 

 not be distributed among the members of the societ}^ but donors may 

 claim and receive such donations as they have made to the museum, 

 and the remainder shall be given to some public institution, on such 

 conditions as ma}^ then be agreed on, and the faithful performance of 

 such conditions shall be secured by bonds, with sufficient penalties for 

 the non-fulfillment thereof. 



BY-LAWS.* 



ARTICLE I. MEMBERS. 



Section 1. Nominations for membership shall be made in writing, 

 by three (3) members, at least one mouth previous to the time of elec- 

 tion. Such nominations shall be referred to a committee, consisting of 

 the president, secretary and treasurer, w^ho shall report upon the same 

 before balloting. Every person elected a resident member shall, within 

 six months from the date of his election, pay into the treasury an initi- 

 ation fee of five (5) dollars, and subscribe an obligation promising to 

 conform to the Constitution and By-Laws of the society ; and, until 

 these conditions are fulfilled, he shall possess none of the rights of 

 membership, nor shall his name be borne upon the roll of members. 



Sec. 2. Corresponding members shall consist of persons residing at 

 a distance from the city, who may be interested in the study of 

 natural histoiy, or desirous of promoting the interests of the societ3\ 

 Honorar}^ members may be selected from persons eminent for their 

 attainments in science, on whom the society ma}" wish to confer a com- 

 pliment of respect : neitber shall be required to paj^ an initiation fee 

 or make any contribution. 



Sec. 3. No person whose application for membership has been re- 

 jected, shall be again proposed within one year of the date of said re- 

 jection. 



Sec. 4. Any member may withdraw from the society by presenting 

 his written resignation, and paying all arrearages due from him. Mem- 



=■= At the meeting of March 2, 1880, the 1st Article of these Pv-Laws was considered in 

 committee of the whole. At a special meeting of the Society, March 30, 1880, the By-Laws 

 were adopted. 



