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respectively ; but his neglecting to demand them fqr so long a time 

 shall be deemed a forfeiture and dereliction of his right thereto: 

 unless the Council for the time being, upon being made acquainted 

 with the reason of such delay, and having regard to the circumstances 

 of the application, and the amount of stock in hand, shall order such 

 copies as they may think fit to be so delivered. 



X. The Assistant Secretary shall further cause to be distributed, 

 gratis, to all the Fellows of the Society, by post or otherwise, copies of 

 the Proceedings, as soon as may be convenient after their appearance. 



XI. If the number of copies of Transactions and Proceedings so to 

 be printed shall be greater than what will be requisite to supply each 

 of the Fellows with one copy, such supernumerary copies shall be 

 disposed of at such times, and in such manner, as the Council shall 

 direct. 



CHAPTER XIV. 



Of the Books and Papers of the Society. 



I. THERE shall be had and kept a Book, called the Charter-book, 

 wherein shall be fairly written the copy of the Charters, all the Royal 

 Grants on behalf of the Society, and the Obligation to be subscribed 

 by the Fellows of the Society in their own hand-writing. 



II. There shall be kept a Book, called the Statute-book, wherein 

 shall be fairly written, or printed, all the Laws, Statutes, and Consti- 

 tutions made, or to be made, concerning the government and regulating 

 of the Society or Council ; and also a Register of the Fellows of the 

 Society, with the times of their Election and Admission. 



III. There shall be kept Journal-boohs of the Society, and also of 

 the Council, wherein shall be entered all the minutes, orders, and 

 business of the Society and Council at their respective meetings ; to 

 which Journal-books any Fellow may have access at such times as the 

 Library is open. 



I V". A Book shall be kept, in which the title of each communication 

 received, the date of its reception at the apartments of the Society, 

 and the name of the Fellow or Foreign Member who communicates it, 

 shall be duly entered in the order of its reception . 



V. The original copy of every Paper received at the Society shall 

 be considered the property of the Society, if there be no previous 

 engagement with its author to the contrary; but any author may 

 withdraw a paper which has been received but not read ; or may, by 

 leave of the Council, have a copy of his paper ; and it shall be in the 

 power of the Council, if they think fit, to return to any author such 

 drawings or other illustrations accompanying any paper communicated 

 by him or on his behalf, which he may ask in writing to be returned 

 to him. 



