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January 17, 1855. 



The President in the Chair. 



The Committee appointed to revise the By-Laws of the 

 Society, reported : — 



" That they herewith present a copy of the Constitution and 

 By-Laws, in which are embodied all the alterations which have 

 been made from time to time, so as to exhibit our code as it 

 now exists. 



"They have seen no occasion to introduce any new provis- 

 ions, nor any, except a few verbal, alterations, and marks of 

 punctuation, to render the import of the By-Laws more clear. 



" They recommend that the Constitution and By-Laws, as 

 they now stand, be printed at the close of the current volume of 

 the Journal." 



On motion of the Cabinet Keeper, the report of the 

 Committee was accepted. 



The Committee having in charge the subject of a New 

 Building for the uses of the Society, reported : — 



That it would be useless to attempt, at this time, in the face of 

 such a general depreciation of property as now prevails, the 

 procuring of the requisite funds for carrying out the purpose of 

 securing a more commodious edifice. They have, therefore, con- 

 fined their attention to gathering suitable plans, and hints for 

 plans, for the desired museum. For this purpose they have 

 opened correspondence with gentlemen in Europe, and sought 

 information of others at home ; and they are particularly happy 

 to state, that they have secured the attention to this matter of a 

 young Boston architect, now pursuing his studies in Europe. 

 They think the information to be obtained in this manner, will 

 be very valuable at a future day, when the Society shall have 

 found means wherewith to build. 



The report of the Committee was accepted, and is on 

 file. 



