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5th. The meetings of the Mechanics' Club are free of all ex- 

 pense to those who attend them. 



6th. The Mechanics' Club shall select, in advance, a subject 

 for discussion at each of its meetings, which subject shall be an- 

 nounced in the call of its meetings. 



7th. Written communications to the Club are to be read by the 

 Secretary, unless objection be made, and if objected to will be 

 read, if it be so ordered by a majority of the members present. 



8th. The Mechanics' Club will recommend what papers read 

 before them or what part of other transactions they judge worthy 

 of publication, to the Committee of Arts and Sciences, by which 

 the publication may be ordered in its discretion. 



9th. No person attending the meetings of the Club shall speak 

 more than once on any one subject, nor shall occupy in such 

 speech more than fifteen minutes, except by permission of the 

 Club. 



10th. No argument is allowed between members. Facts alone 

 are to be stated. 



11th. All questions of order are decided, without appeal, by 

 the presiding officer. 



12th. The meetings of the Mechanics' Club are held at the Re- 

 pository of the American Institute, No. 351 Broadway, in the city 

 of New-York, on the first and third Mondays of every month, at 



o'clock. 



All which is respectfully submitted. 



New- York, February 15, 1854, 



(Signed) JAMES REN WICK, Chairman. 



T. B. Stillman, ? ^ ... 

 T^ T HT ( Committee. 



r. J. Mapes, ^ 



The first meeting of the Club was held on the 15th day of 

 January, 1855. 



Meeting of members of the American Institute to organize a 

 Mechanics' Club. — Present 20 members. 



