6 RULES. 



the Society, and ten Shillings as an annual subscription, wliich 

 shall become due on tbe fii-st of January in eacli year, and sball 

 be paid in advanee. 



XU. — Donors of Ten Guineas or iip-n-ards sliall be members 

 for Ufe. 



XJLLL. — ^At General Meetings of the Society the Committeo 

 may rccommend persons to be balloted for as Honorary or 

 Corresj)onding Members. 



XrV. — ^When any office shall become vacant, or any new 

 appointment shall be reqnisite, the Committee shall have jiower 

 to tili up the same ; such appointments shall remain in force 

 only tili the nest General Meeting, when they shall be either 

 confirmed or annidled. 



XV. — The Treasurer shall receive all Subseriptions and 

 Donations made to the Society, and shall pay all accounts 

 passed by the Committee ; he shall keep a book of reeeipts and 

 payments, -which he shall produce whenever the Committee 

 shall require it ; the accounts shall be audited previously to the 

 Anniversary Meeting by two Members of the Committee, chosen 

 for that pui'pose ; and an abstract of them shaU be read at the 

 Meeting. 



XYI. — No change shall be made in the Laws of the Society 

 except at a General or Special Meeting, at which twelve mem- 

 bers at least shall be present. Of the proposed change a month's 

 notice shall be given to the Secretaries, -who shall communicate 

 the same to each member three weeks befoi-e the Meeting. 



XVli. — Papers read at Meetings of the Society, and con- 

 sidered by the Committee of sufficient interest for publieation, 

 shall be forwarded (mth the author's consent) to such periodical 

 as shall be determined by the Committee to be the best for the 

 piu'pose, with a request that a number of such papers may be 

 printed separately, for distribution to the Members of the 

 Society, either gratuitously or for such pajTnent as may be 

 agreed on. 



XViii. — No religious or political discussions shall be per- 

 mitted at Meetings of the Society. 



XIX. — That any person contributing Books or Specimens to 

 the Museum shall be at liberty to resume possession of them in 



