674 TRANS. OF THE ACAD. OF SCIENCE. 
collected by him in California, New Mexico, and Texas, and 
described and labelled by Prof. 8. F. Baird, Asst. Sec. of 
the Smithsonian Institution, and numbered according to the 
Smithsonian catalogue. 
The thanks of the Academy were dir goon “ve be communi- 
cated to Capt. Pope for his valuable donat 
The following additions to the By-laws were e adopted : 
ARTICLE IV. 
§ 4. Alldrawings for plates to illustrate papers intended for publication 
must be furnished by the authors free of expense to the A cademy, except 
that for special reasons, in particular instances, it may be otherwise deter- 
mined by express v 
§ 5. Every Associate Member, who is not in arrears for dues, shall 
be cag to receive gratis from the Treasurer one copy of every future 
number of the Transactions of the Academ 
The Corresponding Secretary was authorized to transmit 
to Dr. B. F. Shumard, State Geologist of the State of Texas, 
one copy of Lieut. G. K. Warrens’s Map of the U.S. Terri 
pia lying between the Mississippi River and the Pacific 
Mr. Samuel A. Coale, Jr., was elected an Associate Member. 
August 1, 1859. 
The President, Dr. WisiizEenvs, in the chair. 
Eight memberspresent. 
The following g publications were received: Proc. Boston oe 
. Hist., May, 1859, from the Society ; Proc. Acad. 
Nat Jr 
Sciences ; en Jun e, 1859, Srom the Academy ; Si th eae t 
Almanac for 1857-8-9, from Dr. B. F. Shumard ; Canad. 
Jour. of Ind. Sci. & Art, July, 1859, fH the Canadian 
Institute. 1 
The Rev. T. H. Newton presented a catalogue of shells 
collected at Panama, a large shell (Cassis rufa), a peliensee 
of Echini, and a suite of geological specimens from the Islan 
of St. Thomas. 
August 15, 1859. 
The President, Dr. Wistizenvs, in the chair. 
Seven members present. 
