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relating to geography, reviews of geographic works, items of 
geographic intelligence, etc.; (4) abstracts of papers read and 
discussions made before the Society, prepared or revised by 
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each volume. Gi 
Sec. 6. Matter designed for publication in the National Geo- 
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of the Society : soon as may be thereafter the Committee shall 
decide on the desirability and expediency of publication, or refer 
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is accepted it shall be published soon as practicable ; if rejected it 
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to special committees for examination. 
Src. 7. Matter offered for publication in the National Geo- 
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Geographic Society and shall not be published elsewhere prior to 
publication in the Magazine except by consent of the Society. 
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graphic Magazine shall be either printed and issued soon as pos- 
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miscellaneous contents (or magazine-brochure) at the option of 
the Committee on Publications. Proofs of letter-press and illus- 
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. authors whenever practicable ; but printing shall not be delayed 
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Src. 9. The text of each brochure of the National Geographic 
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page bearing at its head the title of the serial, the volume, the 
_ limiting pages, and the date of publication ; each such brochure 
. shall be accompanied by the illustrations pertaining to it, the 
