LAWS 



OF THE 



HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SCIENCE, 



1 . That the Society shall be entitled the " HISTORICAL SOCIETY 

 OF SCIENCE." 



2. That the object of the Society shall be the printing of early 

 and other documents illustrative of the history of the sciences at 

 home and abroad. 



3. That the Society shall consist of six hundred Members, being 

 subscribers of One Pound annually ; such subscription to be paid in 

 advance on or before the first Monday in June in every year. 



4. That any Member of the Society may at any time compound 

 for his future annual subscriptions, by the payment of 10 over and 

 above his subscription for the current year. 



5. That the affairs of the Society shall be managed by a President, 

 six Vicc-Presidents, and a Council of twelve Members, (nine of whom 

 shall be re- eligible) including a Treasurer and Secretary, which Council 

 shall be elected at the General Meeting to be held on the first Monday 

 in June. 



6. That the accompts of the receipts and expenditure of the Society 

 shall be audited annually by three Auditors, to be elected at the General 



Meeting. 



7 . That the funds of the Society shall be disbursed in payment of 

 necessary expenses incident to the production of the Works of the 

 Society, and that all other expenses shall be avoided as much as 

 possible. 



8. That every Member not in arrear of his annual subscription, 

 shall be entitled to one copy of each work printed by the Society. 



