CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS 
OF THE 
BOSTON SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY. 
CONSTITUTION. 
ARTICLE I. 
Tu Society shall be called the Boston Society or NATURAL 
History, 
. ARTICLE II. 
It shall consist of Members, Corresponding and Honorary Mem- 
bers, and Patrons. 
ARTICLE III. 
Members shall be chosen by ballot, after having been nominated 
at the meeting immediately preceding that on which the ballot is 
taken: the affirmative votes of three fourths of the members pres- 
 "itshall be necessary to a choice. Corresponding and Honorary 
. Members shall be elected in a similar manner, but their nomination 
: shall Proceed from the Council. Any person who shall contribute 
- & one time, to the funds of the Society, a sum not less than fifty 
- Üollars, shall be a Patron, 
E : ARTICLE IV. 
: 2 Members only shall be entitled to vote, to hold office, or to trans- 
Act business : Corresponding and Honorary Members and Patrons 
o) lend the meetings, and take part in the scientific discussions 
™ the Society. 
