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SCIENCE 



[N. S. Vol. XXVII. No. 690 



Akticle 1. — The first International Congress for 

 the repression of alimentary and pharmaceutical 

 adulterations will be held in Geneva in September, 

 1908. 



Akticue 2. — The congress comprises three classes 

 of members : donors, nominal members and asso- 

 ciated members. 



1. Donors. — ^Any person having contributed the 

 sum of at least 100 francs can take part in the 

 congress as a donor. 



These members take an active part in the work 

 of the congress and receive its publications. Their 

 names head the list of the members of the congress. 



2. Nominal Members. — Any person, or body, 

 having contributed the sum of 20 francs can take 

 part in the congress as nominal members. 



Each of the bodies entered in the category of 

 nominal members can be represented by one or 

 more delegates. In the latter case, the amount of 

 the participation quota has to be paid by each 

 of them. 



The nominal members take an effective part in 

 the vpork of the congress and receive its publica- 

 tions. 



3. Associated Members. — All persons forming 

 part of the family of a nominal member (wife, 

 brothers, sisters, sons, etc.) who contribute the 

 sum of 10 francs can be associated. 



The associated members enjoy, in the same way 

 as the nominal members, all the advantages offered 

 by public administrations on traveling fares. 



They do not receive the publications of the con- 

 gress, do not take part in either the voting or the 

 discussions and can not make any communications. 

 They are invited to the fetes and official recep- 

 tions; they may be present at the sittings. 



Article 3. — Only the regular receipts, given by 

 the secretary general and signed by him, can se- 

 cure admission to the congress, as well as delivery 

 of the admission card and the forwarding of the 

 publications. This card will be necessary for 

 admittance to the sittings' and for participation 

 in the advantages offered to members of the con- 

 gress. Provisory receipts, delivered by local or 

 foreign committees are not available. 



Abticle 4. — When sending their contribution to 

 the secretary general. Rue du EhSne, 42, Geneva, 

 members are requested to write distinctly their 

 surnames, christian names, rank and address, and 

 to enclose their visiting card. 



Aeticle 5. — Besides other advantages (particu- 

 larly interesting traveling fares ) , and in addition 

 to the volume of preliminary reports and rSsumSs 

 which will be distributed long before the opening 

 of the congress, the donors and nominal members 



will be entitled to the other publications and to 

 the reports of the congress. 



Article 6. — Tlie official languages of the con- 

 gress are English, French, German and Italian. 



In each country the reports to be presented at 

 the congress must be addressed to the secretary 

 of the delegation of said country. 



Article 7. — The congress will comprise: 



1. A general opening meeting. 



2. Meetings of sections for the reading and dis- 

 cussion of reports and communications. 



3. General meetings (two at most) for com- 

 munications and discussions which interest the 

 sections jointly. 



4. A general closing meeting. 



5. Public lectures. 



6. Excursions. 



7. Fetes and receptions. 



The exact program of the use of the time will 

 be published later on. 



The ohainnan has the direction of the sitting; 

 he gives a member the hearing of the assembly or 

 prevents him speaking according to parliamentary 

 rules. 



Article 8. — Not more than fifteen minutes are 

 allowed for a reading or a speech, and the mem- 

 bers who take part in the discussion must not 

 speak longer than five minutes each. Speakers 

 are requested to give, the same day, a manuscript 

 rSsumg of the observations they have made in the 

 course of a meeting to the secretary of each 

 section. 



Article 9. — The study of the questions sub- 

 mitted to the deliberations of the congress is 

 divided into sections. 



The committee of each of the sections will be 

 appointed by the organizing commission, but it 

 will be completed by the sections, so as to add 

 foreign colleagues to the French members. 



Each section will sum up its work in the form 

 of propositions or conclusions which will be pre- 

 sented in a written form at the plenary sittings. 



Tlie right of amendment will not be diminished, 

 but only such propositions as are written and sent 

 to the committee will be discussed. 



Article 10. — In its closing meeting the congress 

 will fix the town of its next assembly. 



Dr. Wiley will "undertake to forward names 

 and contributions to the secretary general, 

 together with suggested definitions, in case 

 intending members wish the material trans- 

 mitted in this way, in order that there may 

 be an American record of members in this 



