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LAWS OF THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY. 



I. The object of this Society fliall be to print, for diftribution among its 

 members, rare and vahiable Voyages, Travels, Naval Expeditions, and other 

 geographical records, from an early period to the beginning of the eighteenth 

 century. 



II. The Annual Subfcription fliall be One Guinea, payable in advance on 

 the ist January. 



III. Each member of the Society, having paid his Subfcription, fliall be 

 entitled to a copy of every work produced by the Society, and to vote at the 

 general meetings within the period fubfcribed for ; and if he do not fignify, 

 before the clofe of the year, his wifli to refign, he fliall be confldered as a mem- 

 ber for the fucceeding year. 



IV. The management of the Society's affairs fliall be vefled in a Council 

 confifling of twenty-one members, viz., a Prefldent, two Vice-Prefident?, a 

 Secretary, and feventeen ordinaiy members, to be elected annually; but 

 vacancies occurring between the general meetings fliall be filled up by the 

 Council. 



V. A General Meeting of the Subfcribers fliall be held annually. The 

 Secretary's Report on the condition and proceedings of the Society fliall be then 

 read, and the Meeting fliall proceed to eledt the Council for the enfuing year. 



VI. At each Annual Eledtion, fix of the old Council fliall retire, of whom 

 three fliall be eligible for re-ele6tion. 



VII. The Council fliall meet when neceffary, for the difpatch of bufinefs, 

 three fomiing a quomm, including the Secretary, and the Chaimian having a 

 cafting vote. 



VIII. Gentlemen preparing and editing works for the Society, fliall receive 

 twenty-five copies of fuch works refpedtively, and an additional twenty-five 

 copies if the work is alfo tranflated. 



RULES FOR THE DELIVERY OF THE SOCIETY'S VOLUMES. 



I. The Society's produdtions will be delivered without any charge, within 

 three miles of the General Poft Office. 



II. They will be forwarded to any place beyond that limit, the Society 

 paying the coft of booking, but not of carriage ; nor will it be anfwerable in 

 this cafe for any lofs or damage. 



III. They will be delivered by the Society's agent, Mr. Charles J. Clark, 

 4, Lincoln's Inn Fields, to perfons having written authority of fubfcribers to 

 receive them. 



IV. They will be fent to the Society's correfpondents or agents in the prin- 

 cipal towns throughout the kingdom ; and care (hall be taken that the charge 

 for carriage be as moderate as poffible. 



