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REGULATIONS 
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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 investigations in 
literature and science ; secondly, to publish transactions annually or 
semi-annually, containing the minutes of proceedings at meetings, records 
of the work performed, original papers and memoirs of merit and such 
other documents as may be deemed worthy of publication; 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, archeology and natural history. 
2. Name. 
By the gracious permission of Her Majesty the Queen, the society 
will bear the name of the Royal Society of Canada, and the members 
shall be entitled “ Fellows of the Royal 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. 
The society shall consist of the four following sections: 
1. French Literature, with History, Archeology and allied subjects. 
2. English Literature, with History, Archeology and allied subjects. 
3. Mathematical, Chemical and Physical Sciences. 
4. Geological and Biological Sciences. 
