PROCEEDINGS FOR 1897 XXXIII 



so much of the territory of the Ottawa, the St. Maurice and so many other 

 rivers between Quebec and the Gulf, together with portraits of the newly 

 elected oiRcers of the society — Messrs. L3Vasseur, Honoraiy President ; 

 F. D. Tims, Esq., President, and Chevalier Baillairgé, Librarian. 



The society has been sorely pinched for means, and more especially 

 during the three or four last years that its heretofore annual local govern- 

 ment gi'ant has been withheld, and now concludes this synopsis of its last 

 year's labours, by a request to the Eoyal Society of Canada, if satisfied 

 that it has been of some utility to Canada, to say a good word for it in 

 the way of restoring to it the pecuniary annual grant to which it con- 

 siders itself entitled, in the interests of the province of Quebec in 

 particular and of the Dominion of Canada in general, 



II. — From The Niagara Historical Societi/, through Dr. Stewart. 



This society begs leave to lay before the Eoyal Society of Canada 

 its constitution, list of officers, and rejjort of president on its work : 



Constitution. 



Article 1. That this organization shall be called the Niagara His- 

 torical Society. 



2. Its objects are the encouragement of the study of Canadian 

 history and literature, the collection and preservation, of Canadian 

 historical relics, the building up of Canadian loyalty and patriotism, and 

 the preservation of all historical landmarks in this vicinity. 



3. The officers shall consist of a president, vice-j^resident, secretary, 

 treasurer, curator, and an executive committee in addition of live ; five 

 members to form a quorum, the president to be ex-officio member of all 

 committees. 



4. The society shall hold regular meetings of its members and occa- 

 ^ sional oj)en meetings, when the public shall be invited. 



5. Each member shall pay an annual fee of fifty cents ; any member 

 whose subscription is unpaid shall not be entitled to vote at the annual 

 meeting. 



6. This society shall affiliate with the Ontario Provincial Historical 

 Society, paying annually thereto the tax of ten cents per capita of mem- 

 bership of society. 



7. This constitution may be amended by a two-thirds vote of mem- 

 bership present at any annual meeting, notice to be handed to the secre- 

 tary one month previous. 



8. ISTeither politics nor difterences in religicm shall be discussed at 

 any meeting of the society. 



Proc. 1897. c. 



