88 TRANSACTIONS OF THE [JAN. 9, 
January 9, 1888. 
REGULAR BusINEss MEETING. 
The President, Pror. J. S. NEWBERRY, in the chair. 
Fifty-five persons present. 
The Report of the CouNcIL recommended as follows : 
J. The payment of certain bills. 
II. The acceptance of the resignation of A. B. Judson and 
Cornelius R. Agnew. 
III. To change Thomas B. Gunning and J. Ward Smith from 
Resident to Corresponding members. : 
IV. The election as Resident Members of 
JONATHAN DWIGHT, JR., 
ALBERT R. LEDOUX, 
GEORGE B. SENNETT. 
The recommendations were severally adopted and the candi- 
dates elected by formal ballot. 
It was moved by the SecRETARY, and voted, that action upon 
the proposed amendment to the by-laws offered December 5th, 
1887, be deferred one month. 
The Secretary submitted resolutions proposing changes in the 
by-laws, as follows :’ 
J. That the following changes be made in chapter III. 
1. To insert after the word ‘‘ Patron” in the title, the 
words : 
And Life Members. 
2. To append to Section 2, as it now reads, the words: 
And shall be entitled to one copy of all the scientific publications of 
the Academy, appearing subsequent to the date of their contribution. 
3. To insert, as section 3, the following : 
Any Resident Member may become a Life Member by contributing at 
one time one hundred dollars toward the fund for the general purposes 
of the Society, and shall thereafter be exempt from annual dues. 
1 These changes were voted February 6th, 1888. 
