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resident, honorary, and contributing members. Resident 

 members shall consist of members residing within a conve- 

 nient distance to attend the meetings of the Society in Phila- 

 delphia, and those are defined to be such only as, at the time 

 of the election, reside within ten miles of the said city, on 

 either side of the Delaware. All members of agricultural 

 societies in other States and counties, with whom this So- 

 ciety shall correspond, and all persons of this State, and of 

 other States and counties, who shall be elected for the pur- 

 pose, shall be honorary members ; and are hereby invited 

 to assist at the meetings, whenever they come to Philadel- 

 phia. Strangers who desire to be present, as auditors, may 

 be introduced by a resident member. Honorary contributing 

 members are of the description hereafter mentioned. 



Xn.— HONORARY CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS. 

 Every citizen contributing and paying into the hands of 

 the Treasurer, a sum not less than fifty dollars, may be elect- 

 ed agreeably to the rules, an honorary member ; those who 

 thus laudably enable the Society to extend its usefulness and 

 promote its objects, are invited to assist at its meetings : 

 they will be styled honorary contributing members. 



XIIL— OF DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS. 

 All donations and bequests for general purposes, shall be 

 faithfully used, and regular accounts kept of their applica- 

 tions. Such donations or bequests as are given, granted, 

 made or devised, on terms directing their being used in, or 

 applied to, any particular purpose, shall with all due fidelity 

 be so used or applied, and if they, or any of them, shall not 

 be at the time sufficient to accomplish the object designated, 

 in whole or in part, they and every of them shall be 

 placed in a situation (if practicable) to accumulate until by 

 addition of other means, the objects intended can be effec- 

 tuated. The names, amount, and description, of donations 

 of all citizens, contributing pecuniary or other donations of 

 any amount or description whatever, shall be registered in 

 a roll, kept for that special purpose. They well merit and 

 receive the thanks of the Society, for the patriotism and pub- 



