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I. 1 H A T the Ordinary Members only ftiall be invefted with 

 the privilege of voting and ele£ling Members ; and that the 

 whole expences of the Society Ihall devolve upon them. 



II. That Gentlemen refxding at a difiance from Manchefter, 

 (hall be eligible into this Society, under the title of Honorary 

 Members, provided no one be recommended who has not dif- 

 tinguiflied himfelf by his literary or philofophical publications. 



III. That Gentiemen at a diftance, who have favoured the 

 Society with important communications, or from whom fuch 

 contributions may be expefled, Ihall be eligible, under the title 

 of Correfponding Members. 



IV. That every Candidate for admiffion into the Society, 

 whether as an Ordinary, Honorary or Correfponding Member, 

 Ihall be propofed by at leaft three Ordinary Members, who fhall 

 fign a certificate of his being, from their knowledge of him, 

 of his charadler, or his writings, a fit perfon to be admitted 

 into it ; which certificate ftiall be read at four fucceffive meetings 

 of the Society, previous to the eleftion. 



V. That every eledtion ftiall be conduced by ballot, and 

 that the majority of votes ftiall decide, thirteen Members at leaft 

 being prefent ; or a week's previous notice being given, after 

 the fourth reading. That the prefident ftiall have the deter- J 

 mining voice, if the number of votes be equal. 



a 3 VI. That 



