(i2.) The public shall be permitted to inspect the collections 

 under such rules and regulations as may be drawn up by the 

 Council and by the Curator of the Museum, subject to the rules 

 laid down for the opening of the Museum. 



(13.) Subscriptions shall be due and payable on ist January 

 in each year, and upon admission as a Member. 



(14.) Alterations of these rules shall be made only at an 

 Annual Meeting or Special General Meeting. 



(15.) The Committee may make and alter such By-laws and 

 Regulations not inconsistent with the rules, as they from time to 

 time shall think necessary. 



BY-LAWS. 



Conditions as to the Acceptance of Photographs, &'C. 



(i.) Prints should be made by Carbon, Platinotype, or 

 other permanent process, and forwarded unmounted to the Hon. 

 Secretary at the Essex Museum. 



(2.) Such prints must be accompanied by descriptive 

 Schedules, giving information as to the object photographed, 

 the date on which the negative was taken, the process used for 

 printing, and the name and address of the photographer. These 

 Schedules may be obtained from the Hon. Secretar^^ on applica- 

 tion. 



(3.) Although whole plate (8^ by 6|) and half plate (6| by 

 4I) are the standard sizes for prints, smaller prints may be sent 

 in for inspection, and will, if approved, be retained. Hand 

 camera negatives may be accepted if suitable for enlargement. 



(4.) Suitable engravings, sketches, paintings, maps, plans and 

 documents are also solicited. 



(5.) In sending unmounted photographs, prints, or drawings, 

 care should be taken to protect them by enclosure between very 

 stout pieces of cardboard, cut slightly larger than the print and 

 perfectly flat ; or in rigid cardboard cylinders. 



(6.) When making negatives, some object, the length or 

 height of which (as specified in the Schedule) w^U show 

 proportionate scale, should be included in the photograph. 



(7.) Enlargements from negatives lent shall remain the pro- 

 perty of the Society. Reasonable care will be exercised, but the 

 Society will not be responsible for any damage to the negatives. 



(8.) Members and others who are willing to undertake the 

 survey and record of their own or special districts should 

 communicate v/ith the Hon. Secretary, as it is desirable to avoid 

 unnecessary duplication in the work of the Survey. 



