BY-LAWS. 769 



BY-LAWS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 

 [Adopted May 17, 1853.] 



See Smithsonian Keport for 1854, page 98. 



Section 1. A stated annual meeting of the statute and 

 honorary members of the Institution shall be held at the 

 hall of the Institution, in Washington, on the first Tuesday 

 in Ma} 7 . Adjourned meetings may be held at such place 

 and time as the members of the' Institution at any meeting 

 may order. Special meetings will be convened by direc- 

 tion of the President of the United States. 



Section 2. Notice of all meetings of the Institution, 

 whether stated, adjourned, or special, shall be given by the 

 Secretary in writing, addressed to each member. 



Section 3. The votes and proceedings of the Institution, 

 with the names of the members present at each meeting, 

 shall be recorded ; and at the opening of every meeting the 

 journal of the preceding meeting shall be read by the Sec- 

 retary. 



Section 4. A quorum of not less than six of the statute 

 members shall be requisite for the transaction of any busi- 

 ness except adjourning or obtaining the attendance of mem- 

 bers. 



Section 5. The Secretary shall, at the stated annual 

 meeting, make a general statement of the condition and 

 affairs of the Institution during the past year. 



Section 6. Honorary members, not exceeding one in each 

 year, shall be elected by ballot, and by unanimous vote of 

 the statute members : Provided, That no person shall be 

 chosen without having been nominated at a previous meet- 

 ing of the Institution. 



Section 7. The rules of parliamentary proceedings, as 

 received and practiced in the Senate of the United States, 

 shall govern the meetings of the Institution in all cases 

 which are not inconsistent with the foregoing by-laws. 

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