98 STATUTES OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES. 



CHAPTER XL 



Of Literary Performances. 



1. The Academy will not express its judgment on literary or scientific memoirs or performances 

 submitted to it, or included in its publications. 



RUMFORD PREMIUM. 



In conformity with the terms of the gift of Benjamin, Count Rumford, granting a certain fund 

 to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and with a decree of the Supreme Judicial Court 

 for carrying into effect the general charitable intent and purpose of Count Rumford, as expressed in 

 his letter of gift, the Academy is empowered to make from the income of said fund, as it now exists, 

 at any annual meeting, an award of a gold and silver medal, beincj together of the intrinsic value 



of three hundred dollars, as a premium, to the author of any important discovery or useful improve- 

 ment in light or in heat, which shall have been made and published by printing, or in any way 

 made known to the public, in any part of the continent of America, or any of the American islands ; 

 preference being always given to such discoveries as shall, in the opinion of the Academy, tend most 

 to promote the good of mankind ; and to add to such medals, as a further premium for such dis- 

 covery and improvement, if the Academy see fit so to do, a sum of money not exceeding three 

 hundred dollars. 





STANDING VOTES. 



1. Communications of which notice has been given to the Secretary shall take precedence of 

 those not so notified. 



2. Resident Fellows who have paid all fees and dues chargeable to them are entitled to receive 

 one copy of each volume or article printed by the Academy, on application to the Librarian person- 

 ally or by written order, within two years from the date of publication. And the current issues of 

 the Proceedings shall be supplied, when ready for publication, free of charge to all the Fellows and 

 Members of the Academy who desire to receive them. 



3. The Committee of Publication shall fix from time to time the price at which the publications 

 of the Academy may be sold. But members may be supplied at half this price with volumes which 

 they are not entitled to receive free, and which are needed to complete their sets. 



