358 TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE. 



are to be incurred, except by special appropriation of the Ameri- 

 can Institute, according to the rules and bylaws; nor any lia- 

 bility incurred by the Institute, except on special resolution. 



Eighth. The meetings of the Polytechnic Association are free 

 of all expense to those who attend them. 



JVvUh. The Polytechnic Association shall select, in advance, 

 a subject for discussion at each of its meetings, ^vhich subject 

 shall be announced in the call of meetings. 



Tenth. AYritten communications to the Association are to be 

 read by the secretary, unless objection is made; and if objected 

 to, will be read, if it be ordered by a majority of the members 

 present. 



Eleventh.. The Polytechnic Association will recommend what 

 papers read before them, or what part of other transactions they 

 judge worthy of publication, to the committee of arts and 

 sciences, by which the publications may be ordered in its 

 discretion. 



Twelfth. No person attending the meetings of the Association 

 shall speak more than once on any one subject, nor shall occupy, 

 in such speech, more than fifteen minutes, except by permission 

 of the Association. 



Thirteenth. The chairman may invite any person to address 

 the meeting or to participate in the deliberations, but such per- 

 son not a member, shall be announced as a visitor. 



Fourteenth. Topics presented for consideration, or the an- 

 nouncement of a discovery or invention, improvement or novelty, 

 or the exhibition of any machine or part thereof, or any manu- 

 facture or article, must be preceded by a statement setting forth 

 the point, in writing, to be deliberated upon. 



Fifteenth. Any person desiring to put on record any sup- 

 posed or real discovery in science, manufacture, or arts, may 

 address a communication to the chairman of the Association, 

 under seal and properly indorsed, which shall be preserved in 

 the archives of the American Institute as evidence for the party 

 depositing the same. 



Sixteenth. In all cases not provided for by the rules, Jefier- 

 Bon's Manual shall be taken as a standard. 



Seventeenth. The official reports of the meetings of the Asso- 

 ciation shall lie upon the desk of the recording secretary until 

 11 o'clock of the day following the meetings, for the inspection 

 of members, and such corrections as are necessary before going 

 to the public press. 



Eighteenth. The minutes of the previous meeting shall be 

 read at the opening in order for correction, unless otherwise 

 directed by the meeting. 



Nineteenth. No argument is allowed between members. Facts 

 alone are to be stated. 



Twentieth. All questions of order are decided without appeal, 

 by the presiding officer. 



