THE 



JOURNAL 



OF 



CONCHOLOGY. 



CONSTITUTION AND LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE 

 CONCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND. 



i.— This Society shall be called " Z\iC GOUCbOlOgiCal SOCietg Of GH'eat 



JBritain anO 3relan6." 



2. — Its object shall be the promotion of the science of Conchology, by the hold- 

 ing of Meetings for the reading and discussion of original papers, by the 

 publication of proceedings, and by the formation of a Library and Collec- 

 tions illustrative of the science. 



3. — It shall consist of Ordinary and Honorary Members. 



4. — Ordinary Members shall be proposed by two Members at one meeting, and 

 balloted for at the next. They shall pay, in advance, on the 1st January 

 in each year, a subscription of 5/-) or may compound for life by the pay- 

 ment of Three Guineas. 



5. — Composition Fees shall be invested in Books, Cabinets, or other permanent 

 property, or in such other manner as the Council may think most conducive 

 to the benefit of the Society. 



6. — -The number of Honorary Members shall be limited to ten, and they shall be 

 exempt from all payments and have the privileges of Ordinary Members. 



7. — It shall be governed by a Council, consisting of a President, four Vice- 

 Presidents, a Treasurer, a Secretary, a Curator, a Recorder, a Librarian, 

 and six other members, who shall be elected annually by ballot ; the voting 

 paper issued to be returned to the Secretary, under cover of sealed enve- 

 lope, addressed to the Scrutineers. The President and Secretary of the 

 Leeds and London Branches and such other branches as may afterwards 

 be accepted at an annual meeting shall, ex officio, also be members of 

 the Council of the Society. 



8. — The Presidency shall not be tenable for more than one year continuously, and 

 the President is expected to give an address. 



9. — The meetings shall be held monthly, at the time and place fixed by the 

 Council, who shall also have power to arrange such additional meetings 

 as they may think desirable. 



