CONSTITUTION. AND BY-LAWS 
OF TH E 
BOSTON SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY. 
CONSTITUTION. 
` ARTICLE I. 
THE Siciety shall be called the. > Bostox Society oF 
NATURAL Hisronv. 
ARTICLE Il. 
It shall consist of Members, Corresponding and Hon- 
orary Members, and Patrons. 
ARTICLE III. 
Members shall be chosen by ballot, after having beep 
nominated at the meeting immediately preceding that on 
which the ballot is taken: the affirmative votes of three 
fourths of the members present shall be necessary to a 
choice. Corresponding and Honorary members shall be 
elected in a similar manner, but their nomination shall pro- 
ceed from the Council. Any person who shall contribute 
at one time, to the funds of the Society, a sum not less than 
fifty dollars, shall be a Patron. : 
ARTICLE IV. 
Members only shall be entitled to vote, to hold office, or 
to transact business: Corresponding and Honorary Mem- 
