IV 



STANDING RULES 



FOR THE GOVEKNMEKT Of THE 



PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON. 



December, 1875. 



1. The Stated Meetings of the Society shiall be held at 

 8 o'clock P. M. on every alternate Saturday; the place of 

 meeting to be designated by the General 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. 



3. 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 discussion 

 of scientific subjects. 



f>. Persons interested in science, ''vho are not residents 

 of the District of Columbia, may be present at any meeting 

 of the Society, except the annual meeting, upon invitation 

 of a member. 



6. Similar invitations to residents of the District of Co- 

 lumbia, not members of the Society, must be submitted 

 through one of the Secretaries to the General Committee 

 for approval. 



7. Invitations to attend during three months the meet- 

 ings of the Society and participate in the discussion of 

 papers, may, by a vote of nine members of the General 

 Committee, be issued to persons nominated by two mem- 

 bers. 



