the Annual Report of that Committee, together with a state- 

 ment of their Treasurer's Accounts, which were read. 



Mr, Fraley, from the Committee appointed to consider alter- 

 ations in the Laws of the Society, presented the following Re- 

 port: — 



The Committee appointed to consider and report whether any, and 

 if any, what alterations or amendments should be made in the Laws 

 of the Society, have attended to that duty, and respectfully present, 

 herewith, such amendments and alterations as in their judgment will 

 be found beneficial: And in order that the same may be properly and 

 conveniently placed before the members for consideration, they re- 

 commend the adoption of the following resolutions : — 



Resolved, That the Laws of the Society, as proposed to be alter- 

 ed and amended by the Report of the Committee, be printed under 

 their direction, for the use of the members of the Society. 



Resolved, That the proposed amendments shall be considered by 

 the Society, as in committee of the whole, at the next stated meeting ; 

 and that the Laws, as they may be proposed for adoption by the Re- 

 port of the Committee of the Whole, shall be fairly written out for 

 the final action of the Society thereon, agreeably to the provisions of 

 the existing laws. 



The present reading of the reported amendments was, on 

 motion, dispensed with, — and the resolutions were adopted. 



Dr. Boardman inquired concerning a catalogue of the Soci- 

 ety's library, — and explanation was made upon the subject by 

 the President and the Librarian. 



On motion of Judge Kane, a Committee was appointed to 

 consider and report upon some plan for the better accommoda- 

 tion and more convenient arrangement of the Society's Li- 

 brary: — the Committee consists of Judge Kane, Mr. Trego and 

 Dr. Boardman. 



