VI ADVERTISEMENT. 



motto, device or other fignature, at his pleafure. Toge- 

 ther with his clifcovcry, invention or improvement, he 

 fliall alfo fend a fealed letter, containing the fame motto, 

 device or fignature, and fubfcribed with the real name 

 and place of refidence of the author. 



II. Perfons of any nation, feci, or denomination what- 

 ever, fhall be admitted as candidates for this premium. 



III. No difcovery, invention or improvement fliall be 

 entitled to this premium, which hath been already pub- 

 liflied, or for which the author hath been publicly re- 

 v/arded clfewhere. 



IV. The candidate fliall communicate his difcovcry, in- 

 vention or improvement, either in the Englifh, French, 

 German, or Latin language. 



V. All fuch communications fliall be publicly read or 

 exhibited to the fociety, at fome dated meeting, not lefs 

 than one month previous to the day of adjudication; and 

 fliall at all times be open to the inipedion of fuch mem- 

 bers as fliall delire it. But no member fliall carry home 

 with him the communication, defcrlption or model, ex- 

 cept the officer to whom it fliall be entrufted : nor fliall 

 fuch officer part with the fame out of his cuftody, with- 

 out a fpecial order of the fociety for that purpofe. 



VI. The fociety having previoufly referred the feveral 

 communications, from candidates for the premium then 

 depending, to the confideration of the twelve counfellors 

 and other officers of the Society, and having received 

 their report thereon, fliall, at one of their ftated meet- 

 ings, in the month of December, annually, after the ex- 

 piration of this current year (of the time and place, to- 

 gether with the particular occafion of which meeting, due 

 notice fhall be previoufly given, by public advertifenient) 

 proceed to the final adjudication of the faid premium : 

 and after due confideration had, a vote fliall firff be taken 

 on this qucftion, viz. " Whether any of the communi- 

 cations, 



