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correcting proof an author exceeds what seems to the editor reasonable, the 

 latter will exercise his discretion as to the revisions to be accepted. No mate- 

 rial changes will be permitted in page proof. 



10. Editors employed under the Smithsonian Institution are required to see 

 that manuscripts conform with the foregoing rules befoi'e they are sent to press. 

 If this can not be accomplished by conference with the author, the matter must 

 be referred to the head of the bureau under which the manuscript is to bo 

 published. 



11. When ready for the press, the editor will send manuscripts to the head of 

 the bureau to which they pertain, with a statement that they are in every 

 respect ready for the printer and that the accompanying illlustrations are 

 necessary. 



12. An editor shall not depart from the form established for any series of 

 publications without the knowledge and consent of the head of the bureau under 

 which he is employed. When a departure from approved standards of publica- 

 tions seems desirable, the editor should obtain a sample page for criticism and 

 approval before the printing proceeds. 



13. It is the duty of editors to see that copy for illustrations is suitable in 

 kind and quality for the processes of reproduction proposed to be employed, 

 and also to see that figures (especially those in outline) are reduced to a size 

 as small as practicable for the purpose intended. All illustrations should be 

 marked to show the size and the process of reproduction desired. 



14. Editors should see that every volume is supplied with a suitable index. 



Upon the recommendation of the International Commission on 

 Zoological Nomenclature that genera hereafter described be assigned 

 a type species, a rule was issued on April 3, 1906, providing that 

 " a type species shall be designated for every new genus of animal 

 or plant proposed in the publications of the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion, and it shall be the duty of the editors to see that no new 

 genera are published without such designation." 



Two important laws relating to public printing were passed by 

 Congress at the last session and approved by the President on 

 March 30, 1906. One of these provides that from the general ap- 

 propriation for public printing and binding an allotment shall be 

 made to each Department or independent office of the Government, 

 and that to each shall be charged the first cost of publishing all 

 reports emanating from such Department or office. The custom 

 heretofore has been to charge the entire cost of all public docu- 

 ments, except in a few specific cases, against the general appro- 

 priation without restricting the Departments in this particular. 



The other law prevents accumulations of large numbers of docu- 

 ments by providing that they shall be printed in several editions 

 as the demand may require, the total number, however, not to 

 exceed that authorized by law. 



The first of these laws rendered it necessary that the allotment 

 made annually to the Institution for printing the proceedings and 

 bulletins of the Museum be extended to include the cost of the an- 

 nual reports of the Institution and Museum, the reports of the 



