RULES, 



1. The Society shall be called the " Dumfriesshire and 

 Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society." 



"2. The aims of the Society shall be to secure a more frequent 

 interchange of thought and opinion among those who devote 

 themselves to the study of Natural History, Archaeology, and 

 Kindred Subjects ; and to elicit and diffuse a taste for these 

 studies. 



3. The Society shall consist of Ordinary and Honorary Mem- 

 bers. The Ordinary Members shall be . persons proposed 

 and elected at any Meeting of the Society by a vote of the 

 majority present. The Honorary Members shall be persons 

 distinguished for attainments connected with the objects of 

 the Society, and elected on the recommendation of the Council. 



4. Ordinary Members shall on election pay the sum of 2s 6d 

 entrance fee (ladies excepted), and contribute annually 5s in 

 advance, or such other sum as may be agreed upon at the 

 Annual Meeting. When more than one person from the same 

 family joins the Society all after the first shall pay half-fee, and 

 the maximum amount from any one family shall not exceed 10s. 

 By making a single payment of £2 2s they become Members 

 for Life. 



5. The Office-bearers of tlie Society shall consist of a President, 

 four Yice-Presidents, Secretary, Treasurer, Librarian, Curator of 

 Museum, and Curator of Herbarium, wiio, together with Ten 

 other Members, shall constitute the Council, holding office for 

 One Year only, but being eligible for re-election. Three to form 

 a quorum. 



6. The Winter Meetings of the Society shall be held on 

 the First Friday of each month, beginning with October and 

 ending with May, at which papers will be read and discussed, 

 objects of interest exhibited, and other business transacted. 



7. The Field Meetings shall be held on the First Saturday 

 of each month, beginning with June and ending with September, 



