BULBS. 



ADOPTED MAY 21, 1878. 



Whereas " The Adelaide Philosophical Society" is incorporated with 

 the South Australian Institution, under tho provisions of the South Aus- 

 tralian Institute Act, 1863, and it is desirable to consolidate and alter the 

 Rules and Regulations at present existing, it is therefore agreed that the 

 Society shall be governed by the following Rules and Regulations, to 

 the exclusion of all previous rules and regulations.: — 



1. The title of the Society is " The Adelaide Philosophical 

 Society." 



2. The objects of the Society are the diffusion and advancement of 

 the arts, and sciences by the meeting together of the members for the 

 reading and discussion of papers connected with the above subjects, and 

 by other approved means. 



3. The Society shall consist of the present members, and of such 

 persons as shall be hereafter elected members. 



4. The members shall be classed as follows : — Ordinary Members, 

 Corresponding Members, Honorary Members, and Associates, all of 

 whom shall be elected by ballot. 



5. His Excellency the Governor of South Australia for the time 

 being shall be requested to be the Patron of the Society. 



Pees. 



6. Ordinary members shall subscribe £1 Is. per annum, payable in 

 advance on the 1st day of November to the Honorary Secretary. 



7. A member may at any time compound for future annual contri- 

 butions, that of the current year exclusive, by the payment of the sum 

 of £10 10s. 



8. Ordinary members elected during the first half of the financial 

 year shall, within one month after election, pay the full annual sub- 

 scription of one guinea ; but if elected during the second half of the 

 year, they shall pay the sum of half a guinea only as subscription for 

 the remainder of the financial year. 



9. Any person who has not paid the year's contribution on or before 

 the 1st day of January shall cease ipse facto to be a member of the 

 Society ; provided always, tha* written application for the same shall 

 first have been made by or on behalf of the Treasurer ; and provided 

 also, that the Council shall have power to restore the defaulter's name 

 at his request, and after payment of arrears. 



Election of Ordinary Members. 



10. Every election of a member into the Society shall take place 

 at an Ordinary Meeting only. 



