AMENDMENTS TO BY-LAWS, ETC. 17 



A discussion arising as to the award of premiums and the con- 

 stitution of committees, the matter was laid upon the table till the 

 stated meeting in October. 



George Russell, of Somerville, 

 Cephas H. Brackett, of Brighton, 

 Samuel J. Stone, of Charlestown, 

 were elected to membership. 

 Meeting dissolved. 



BUSINESS MEETING. 



Saturday, October 7, 1875. 



A stated meeting of the Society, being the annual meeting, was 

 holden at 11 o'clock, Vice-President Charles O. Whitmore in the 

 chair. 



The Secretary read the call for the meeting and certified 'to its 

 publication in accordance with the By-Laws. 



Voted, That the ^Society proceed to the choice of officers, and 

 that the polls remain open one hour. The polls were opened at 

 ten minutes past eleven. John C. Hovey, E. W. Buswell, and 

 Benjamin G. Smith, were appointed a Committee to receive, sort, 

 and count the votes. 



Voted, That the check list be used. 



The amendments to the By-Laws proposed at the stated meet- 

 ing in July, were, on motion, taken from the table for action. 



Voted, That the amendments as proposed at the July meeting, 

 and then entered upon the records, be severally adopted. 



The amendment offered by Hervey Davis, to Section XXXIII 

 of the By-Laws, was withdrawn. 



Voted, That it is the sense of the Society that the last sentence 

 of Section XXXIII, be onl}^ construed to apply to the award of 

 prizes and not to the general award of gratuities. 



Voted, That an appropriation of six hundred dollars be made to 

 the Library Committee for the purchase of the " Flora Danica." 



Marshall P. Wilder moved to amend the By-Laws by abolishing 

 the office of Recording Secretary, as provided for in Section I, 



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