STANDING RULES 



FOR THE GOYEBNMENT OP THE 



PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON 



1. The Stated Meetings of the Society shall be held at 8 

 o'clock P. M. on every alternate Saturday, the place of meet- 

 ing to be designated by the Greneral Committee. 



2. The Annual Meeting for the election of officers shall be 

 the first stated meeting in the month of November. When 

 necessary, Special Meetings may be called by the President. 



8. Notices of the time and place of meetings shall be sent 

 to each member by one of the Secretaries. 



4. The Stated Meetings, with the exception of the annual 

 meeting, shall be devoted to the consideration and discussioa 

 of scientific subjects. 



5. Communications intended for publication under the- 

 auspices of the Society shall be submitted in writing to the 

 General Committee for approval. 



6. New members shall be elected by the General Com- 

 mittee, after having been proposed in writing by at least 

 three members of the Society. 



7. Each member shall pay annually to the Treasurer the 

 sum of five dollars, and no member whose dues are unpaid 

 shall vote at the annual meeting for the election of officers. 



The Committee further reported for the information of the 

 members of the Society, the Standing Kules which they had 

 enacted for the government of the General Committee, viz. : — 

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