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LAWS AND REGULATIONS, 



O F T H E 



^m^;/V^/z PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY 



Held at PHILADELPHIJ, for promoting 



USEFUL KNOWLEDGE. 



WO Societies liaving formci-ly fubfifted in Philadelphia, whofe 

 views and ends were the fame viz. *' th^ Advancement of tife- 

 ful Knowledge'' ^\t was judged that their union would be of public 

 advantage; and ihcy were accordingly united y^;;;/(?rj; 2d, 1769, by 

 w CGWAin Fundamental Jgrec77ient ; the chid Articles of which are 



Firjly That the name of the United Society fliall be The American 

 Philofophical Society ^ held at Philadelphia for promoting iifcful Knovj- ~ 



kdge. 



Secondly, That there fliall be the following OiFicers of the Society,-. 

 viz. one Patron, one Prcfidcnt, three Vice PrefidentSy one Trcajurer, .. 

 four Secretaries, and three Curators, 



Thirdly, That all the above officers fliall be chofen annually by 

 ballot, at the firft meeting of the Society in January, excepting only 

 that inftead of elcfting a Patron, the Governor of the Province be 



requcftcd to be Patron. 



Other Laws were to be made by the United Society^ and accord^ 

 iuply the following LAWS, &c. were paiTcd February 3d, 1769 : 



L Of the annual Payments to be made by Members. 



EVEPtY Member of this Society fhall fubfcribe Ten Shillings 

 yearly, to be applied by the Society to fuch purpofcs as they fliall 

 dlrctSl' and no Member ftiali be entitled to a vote in the annual elec- 

 tion of officers, unlefs it appears that he has paid into the hands of 

 the Treafurcr, the fubfcription of the preceding year, and all former 



arrears, if any there were. 



Every Member hereafter to be chofen, agreeable to the Laws of 

 this Society, fliall pay Ten Shillings admifllon money, and alfo fub- 

 fcribe for the yearly payment o( Ten Shillings, before he is entitled 

 to hive any vote in the bufmefs of the Society at then- meetings. 



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