At the Annual Meeting January 1810, the 10th Law of 

 the Society^ was altered as follows ,*■— 



ARTICLE X. 



THE members of the society shall be distinguished into 

 resident^ honorary and contributing members. 



Resident members shall consist of persons residing with- 

 in a convenient distance, to attend the meetings of the Socie- 

 ty at Philadelphia ; and these are defined to be such, only as 

 at the time of election, reside within ten miles of the said 

 city, on either side of the Delaware. All members of agri- 

 cultural societies, in other states and countries, with whom 

 we shall correspond ; and all persons of this state, and of 

 other states and countries, who shall be elected by us for the 

 purpose, shall be honorary inembers ; and are hereby invited 

 to assist at our meetings, whenever they come to Philadel- 

 phia. Strangers who desire to be present, as auditors, may 

 be introduced by a resident member. 



Honorary contributing meinbers are of the description 

 hereafter mentioned. 



Every citizen contributing, and paying into the hands of 

 the treasurer, a sum not less than Fifty Dollars, may be 

 elected, agreeably to the rules, an honorary member ; with- 

 out regard to place of residence. Those who thus laudably 

 enable us to extend the usefulness of the society, and pro- 

 mote its objects, are invited to assist at our meetings. They 

 will be styled honorary contributing members. 



All donations and bequests for general purposes, shall be 

 faithfully used ; and regular accounts kept of their applica- 

 tion. 



