CONSTITUTION 



OF 



THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES. 



CHAPTER I. 



Art. 1. THE society shall be called *' The Academy / 

 of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia." 



Art. 2. T'he society shall consist of members and 

 correspondents. 



Art. 3. Candidates for admission into the society, 

 whether as members or correspondents, must be pro- 

 posed, in writing, at least one meeting before their election, 

 and be chosen by three fourths of the members present. 



Art. 4. No person residing in Philadelphia can be cho- 

 sen a correspondent; nor shall any correspondent continue 

 such, after having removed permanently to Philadelphia. 



Art. 5. The right of voting, of holding offices, and 

 of transacting business, resides solely in the members; 

 correspondents have only the privilege of attending the 

 meetings, and visiting the museum. 



Art. 6. Every member, on his admission into the so- 

 ciety, shall sign the following declaration: 



*' In becoming a member of the Academy of Natural 

 Sciences of Philadelphia, I promise to conform myself 

 to 4ts constitution, laws, and regulations; and in tes- 

 timony of this declaration I do hereunto subscribe my 



