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BYE-LAWS \^ 



OF THE -rz; 



LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON, 



AS CONFIRMED AT A GENERAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY HELD 

 ON THE 6tH of JULY 1802; WITH ALTERATIONS AND ADDI- 

 TIONS SUBSEQUENTLY MADE, AND CONFIRMED AT GENERAL 

 MEETINGS HELD ON THE 21ST OF FEBRUARY, 1861, AND 15tH 

 OF JANUARY, 1874. 



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CHAPTEE I. 



Of the Election and Admission of Fellows. 



Section I. XLYEEY Fellow who intends to propose any Person 

 to be a Fellow of the Society, shall, before such Person be proposed, 

 make known to him the nature of the Obligation into which he is to 

 enter, in the event of his being elected ; and also the Sum which is 

 to be paid for Admission-Money, the rate of Annual Payments, and 

 the Sum to be paid in lieu of Annual Payments, for the Use of the 

 Society. 



II. Every Candidate for Admission as a Fellow shall be proposed 

 and recommended by Three or more Fellows, who shall, at a Grene- 

 ral Meeting of the Society, cause to be delivered to the Secretary a 

 Paper, signed by themselves, specifying the Christian Name, Sur- 

 name, Eank, Profession, Qualifications, and the usual Place of 

 Residence of such Person ; all which shall be certified from their 

 personal Acquaintance with him, or their Eoiowledge of his Cha- 

 racter or Writings. 



III. No Person shall be proposed as a Fellow, or be capable of 

 being elected as such, until he shall have fully attained the Age of 

 Twenty-one Tears. 



IV. Each Recommendation of a Candidate for Admission as a 



