Mercantile Library, 



NEW YORK. 



REGULATIONS 



ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



1. Objects of the Society. 



The objects of the society are set forth in the preamble of the act 

 of incorporation as follows : first, to encourage studies and investiga- 

 tions in literature and science; secondly, to publish transactions an- 

 nually or semi-annually, containing the minutes of proceedings at meet- 

 ings, records of the work performed, original papers and memoirs of 

 merit and such other documents as may be deemed worthy of publica- 

 tion; thirdly, to offer prizes or other inducements for valuable papers 

 on subjects relating to Canada, and to aid researches already begun and 

 carried so far as to render their ultimate value probable; fourthly, to 

 assist in the collection of specimens with a view to the formation of a 

 Canadian museum of archives, ethnology, archaeology and natural 

 history. 



2. Name. 



By the gracious permission of Her Majesty the Queen, the Society 

 will bear the name of the Koyal Society of Canada, and the members 

 shall be entitled " Fellows of the Eoyal Society of Canada." 



3. Honorary President and Patron. 



His Excellency the Governor-General shall be the honorary presi- 

 dent and patron of the society. 



4. Division into Sections (as Amended in 1905). 



The societ}" shall consist of the four following sections: — 



1. French Literature, with Histor}'^, Archœolog)^ and allied subjects. 



2. English Literature, with History, Archaeology and allied subjects. 



3. Mathematical, Chemical and Physical Sciences. 



4. Geological and Biolosical Sciences. 



