X BY-LAWS. 
By-Laws, which they may think necessary to the continuation and 
success of the Society. 
SECTION III. 
OF ASSESSMENTS. i 
Art. 1. Every member who shall have resided in the city of 
Boston, or within ten miles thereof, during the six months preceding 
the first of October in each year, or during any part of said term, 
shall be subject to an annual assessment of three dollars, payable 
on that day ; Provided, that no assessment shall be required of any 
member during the six months succeeding his election. 
Art. 2. Any member who shall pay into the treasury at one 
time, the sum of thirty dollars, shall be exempt from the annual 
assessments. . 
Ant. 3. Whenever a member of this Society shall become 
acquainted with a young man of good moral character, who is 
desirous of joining the Society from a pure love of Natural Sci- 
ence, and shall be aware of his inability to become a member 
should an initiation or assessment fee be demanded, — he shall be 
allowed to nominate the said individual in the usual way, sparing 
his feelings by making no reference to his situation. But 1n case 
of his election, he shall state his situation to the Treasurer, and 
pledge the honor of the individual elected, that all the fees which 
would ordinarily be demanded, shall be promptly paid, except 
arrears, whenever his situation will allow ; and the Treasurer shall 
make known his circumstances’to no one save his successor, who 
shall as carefully guard his feelings. 
SECTION IV. 
OF THE LIBRARY. i 
Art. 1. The Library shall consist of works on Natural History, 
and other subjects connected therewith. x 
ArT. 2. The selection of books to be purchased for the Library 
shall be made by the Council ; but for the present, such books 2 
are not found in other public Libraries in the city of Boston, shal 
be purchased in preference. 
Art. 3. Members may deposit books in the Library for the use 
of the Society ; but such books shall not be taken from the Library- 
room, without the consent of the owners. | 
