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tinction in science, literature or the arts, may be elected 

 honorary members at the annual meeting by a majority 

 vote of the members present and voting, upon nomination 

 by the Board of Directors. 



Second. It is recommended that Section 40 in Article 

 VII be amended by striking out in the sixth line thereof 

 the word " thirty" and substituting therefor the word "fifty" 

 and further by striking out the words following the word 

 "Institute" in the seventh, eighth and ninth lines thereof. 



Third. In view of the generous contributions of funds 

 with which the Treasury ot the Institute has been favored ; 

 in view of the new and enlarged facilities we are about to 

 enjoy in a building of our own every way adapted for 

 library purposes ; in view of the very '"considerable accession 

 of valuable books which the year has brought us; in view 

 of the fact that an increased membership, with an additional 

 income from assessments, would enable the Institute to 

 open its rooms during more hours in the week and in ev- 

 ery way render its growing advantages more available 

 to the public; it is recommended that a committee be 

 chosen at this meeting which shall thoroughly examine 

 and revise the by-laws and consider the new conditions of 

 life upon which the Institute is entering, and report at a 

 future meeting what changes in the organization and ad- 

 ministration of the Institute, if any, can be made, which 

 may be expected to resull in an increase of membership 

 and a larger return from the new facilities for which we 

 are indebted to the liberality of the public. 



Voted, That the alterations of the by-laws, recom- 

 mended by the committee, be adopted, and that Messrs. 

 Rantoul, Hunt, Willson, Upham and Wheatland be made a 

 committee to further revise the by-laws and propose any 

 changes which may to them seem desirable and to report 

 the same at a future meeting. 



