Fellows 



Delivery of 



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always that the President and Council shall have power to publish either 

 papers or other matter in such form and under such conditions as they may 

 from time to time determine. 



V. The Philosophical Transactions and the Proceedings shall be printed at 

 the sole charge, and for the use and benefit, of the Society, and of the Fellows 

 thereof; to the intent that each of the present Fellows, who actually contri- 

 butes and pays towards the support of the Society, or who has compounded 

 for such contribution, according to the rules and orders established in relation 

 thereto, or who has for other particular reasons been exonerated and discharged 

 from such contribution by order of the Council, may receive gratis, under 

 proper limitations, one copy of such of the Philosophical Transactions, and of 

 the Proceedings as shall be printed as aforesaid ; and that all persons who shall 

 hereafter be admitted Fellows shall, under the same conditions, receive, and be 

 entitled to, the like benefit and advantage. 



VI. The Assistant Secretary shall deliver gratis one of the said copies of the 

 yy a7Mflf ^ ;w to every Fellow of the Society (except as hereinafter excepted) 

 who shall demand the same, either in person, or by letter. 



Provided always, that no Fellow whatsoever of the Society shall be entitled 

 to demand or receive any such copy of the Transactions, whose election and 

 payment of Admission fees and regular Contributions shall not have preceded 

 the date of the time appointed for the delivery of the said Transactions , 

 neither shall the Executor of any deceased Fellow receive a copy of the Trans- 

 actions published after the death of such Fellow. 



Limitation of Provided also, that no Fellow of the Society shall receive, or be entitled to 

 receive, gratis, any copy or copies of the Transactions, so printed as aforesaid, 



Transaction*, after five years shall have elapsed from the time of the Assistant Secretary's 

 having begun to deliver out such copies respectively ; but his neglecting to 

 demand them for 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 circum- 

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

 copies as they may think fit to be so delivered. 



Delivery of VII. 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. 



Charter 



CHAP. XV 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 the 

 behalf of the Society, and the Obligation to be subscribed by the Fellows of 

 the Society in their own hand-writing. 



H ' There $ha11 be kept a B k ' called the Statut e-ook, wherein shall be 

 fairly written, or printed, all the Laws, Statutes, and Constitutions made, or 



