110 Laws. 



been read shall be delivered to one of the Secretaries, 

 and shall remain in his custody. 



Papers must be XXXVIII. No paper shall be read before the Society 



original. Qr j^ublisliecl in the Transactions unless approved by 



the Council, and unless it consist mainly of original 



matter as regards the facts or the theories enunciated. 



council may XXXIX. Should the Council feel a difficulty in 



Members. deciding on the publication of a paper, the Council 



may refer it to any Member or Members of the 



Society, who shall report upon it. 



Rejected papers XL. Should the Council decide not to publish a 



paper, it shall be at once returned to the author. 

 Members may XLI. The author of any paper which the Council 



have copies -i t i • i m 



of their papers, has decided to publish in the lransactions may have 

 any number of copies of his paper on giving notice of 

 his wish in writing to one of the Secretaries, and on 

 paying the extra cost of such copies. 



Memberstohave XLII. Every Member and Associate whose sub- 

 copies of Trans- ..../. , XT , T , 



actions. scription is not in arrear, and every Honorary Member, 



is entitled to receive one copy of the Transactions of 

 the Society as published. Newly-elected Members 

 shall, on payment of their entrance-fee and subscrip- 

 tion, receive a copy of the volume of the Transactions 

 last published. 



Property. XLIII. Every book, pamphlet, model, plan, drawing, 



specimen, preparation, or collection presented to or 

 purchased by the Society, shall be kept in the house of 

 the Society. 



Library. XLIV. The Library shall be open to Members and 



Associates of the Society and the public at such times 

 and under such regulations as the Council may deem 

 fit. 



Legal ownership XLV. The legal ownership of the property of the 

 Society is vested in the President, the Vice-Presidents, 

 and the Treasurer for the time being, in trust for the 

 use of the Society; but the Council shall have full 

 control over the expenditure of the funds and manage- 

 ment of the property of the Society. 



committees XLVI. Every Committee appointed by the Society 



eiect chairman. gbaU ftt itg firgt meet i llg elect a Chairman, who shall 



subsequently convene the Committee and bring up its 



