RULES. 
HIS Society shall be denominated “ THE SOMERSET- 
SHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HisTorY 
SocIETY ;” and its objects shall be, the cultivation of, 
and collecting information on, Archxology and Natural 
History, in their various branches, but more particularly 
in connection with the County of Somerset. 
II. The Society shall consist of a Patron, elected for 
life; a President, elected for three years; Vice Presidents; 
General, and Distriet or Local Secretaries ; and a Trea- 
surer; elected at each Anniversary Meeting ; with a Com- 
mittee of twelve, six of whom shall go out annually by 
rotation, but may be re-electted.—No person shall be elect- 
ed on the Committee until he shall have been six months 
a Member of the Society. 
III. Anniversary General Meetings shall be held for 
the purpose of electing the Officers, of receiving the Report 
ofthe Committee for the past year, and of transacting all 
other necessary business, at such time and place as the 
Committee shall appoint ; of which Meetings three weeks 
notice shall be given to the Members. 
IV. There shall also be a General Meeting, fixed by 
the Committee, for the purpose of receiving Reports, read- 
ing Papers, and transacting business. —All Members shall 
have the privilege of introducing one friend to the Anni- 
versary and General Meetings. 
V. The Committee is empowered to call special Meet- 
ings of the Society, upon receiving a requisition signed by 
ten Members. — Three weeks notice of such Special Meeting 
and its object, shall be given to each Member. 
VI. The affairs of the Society shall be directed by 
the Committee, (of which the oflicers of the Society 
shall be Ex-OFFIcıo Members) which shall hold Monthly 
Meetings for receiving Reports from the Secretaries and 
Sub-committees, and for transacting other necessary busi- 
ness; five of the Committee shall be a quorum.— Members 
may attend the Monthly Committee Meetings, after the 
official business has been transacted. 
VII. The Chairman at Meetings of the Society, shall 
have a casting vote in addition to his vote as a Member. 
VIII. One (at least) of the Secretaries shall attend each 
