IX.— DUTY OF THE CORRESPONDING SECRETARY. 

 The Corresponding Secretary shall conduct the correspond- 

 ence of the Society with other Societies or individuals, except 

 in cases where a special committee shall be appointed for that 

 purpose, and shall furnish the Recording Secretary with a 

 minute of his correspondence. 



X.— DUTY OF THE CURATORS. 

 The Curators are to take charge and care of all property and 

 articles belonging to the Society, the books and papers of the 

 Secretary and Treasurer excepted. They are to take measures, 

 from time to time, for collecting all native fossils and earthy 

 substances proper for manure, or deemed to be so, and to cause 

 or procure the same to be analysed, and report to the Society 

 the result. They are also to procure experiments to be made 

 by careful agriculturists, of any such fossils, earth or substances, 

 and to promote in every practicable way explorations, for the 

 discovery of native substances, either known or presumed to be 

 auxiliaries in fertilizing land. They are also to keep minutes 

 of their proceedings, to collect models of the best agricultural 

 implements, and report their usefulness and properties, and to 

 cause such models to be deposited in the apartments of the So- 

 ciety ; they are also to recommend, from time to time, the 

 offering of premiums for any discovery or experiment on the 

 foregoing subjects. 



XI.— TIME OF STATED MEETINGS. 

 The stated meetings of the Societ}" shall be held on the first 

 Wednesday of every month, at 11 o'clock, A. M. 



XII.— OF MEMBERS. 

 The members of the Society shall be distinguished as resi- 

 dent, honorary and life members. Resident members shall 

 consist of those residing within a convenient distance to at- 

 tend the meetings of the Society in Philadelphia. All mem- 

 bers of Agricultural Societies in other Slates and counties, 

 with whom this Society shall correspond, and all persons of 

 this State and other States and counties, who shall be elected 

 for the purpose, shall be honorary members, and are hereby 

 invited to attend the meetings of the Society whenever they 

 can make it convenient. Any member paying twenty dollars 

 shall be considered a member for life, and shall not be called 

 on for any further payments. Strangers Avho desire to be pre- 

 sent at any of the meetings of the Society, may be introduced 

 by a member. 



