BY-LAWS. 
SECTION I. 
OF MEMBERS. 
Arr. 1, Every person who shall have been elected a 
member of this Society, shall subscribe an obligation, prom- 
ising to conform to the Constitution and By-laws thereof, and 
shall pay into the treasury an initiation fee of five dollars. 
He shall possess none of the rights of membership, nor 
shall his name be borne upon the roll of members until the 
said fee shall have been paid. ‘Any person of respectable 
character and attainments, residing in the city of Boston, 
or its immediate neighbourhood, shall be eligible as a mem- 
ber of this Society. 
Arr. 2. Corresponding and Honorary members shall 
not be required to pay an initiation fee, or other contribu- 
tion. Corresponding members shall consist of persons not 
resident in the city, who may be interested in the study of 
Natural History, or desirous of promoting the interests of 
the Society. Honorary members shall be selected from 
persons eminent for their attainments in science, on whom 
the Society may wish to confer a compliment of respect. 
Arr. 3. Persons who have been unsuccessful candidates 
for admission, shall not be again proposed as members until 
after one year. 
Arr. 4, Fo. member may withdraw from. the Society, 
by giving written notice of his intention, and paying all 
arrearages due from him. A refusal or neglect on the part 
of a member to pay any due for the space of one year, 
