RULES RELATING TO PUBLICATION. 



ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL APRIL 21, 1891 

 (Revised April 30, 1894) 



General T'rovisioxs. 



Section 1. The Council shall annually appoint fr()m their own number a Publi- 

 cation Committee, consisting of the Secretary and two others, whose duties shall 

 be to determine the disposition of matter offered for publication, except as provided 

 in Section 17 ; to determine the expediency, in view of the financial condition of 

 the Society, of jmbhshing any matter accepted on its merits ; to exercise general 

 oversight of the matter and manner of pubUcation ; to determine the share of the 

 cost of publication (inchiding ilhistrations) to be borne by the author when it be- 

 comes necessary to divide cost between the Society and the author ; to adjudicate 

 any questions relating to ])ublication that may be raised from time to time by the 

 Editor or by the Fellows of the Society ; and in general to act for the Council in all 

 matters pertaining to publication. (Constitution, Art. IV, 7 ; Art. YII ; By-laws, 

 chap. VL) 



2. The duties of the Editor are to receive material ottered for publication ; to ex- 

 amine the same and submit it to the Publication Conunittee, with estimates as to 

 cost of publishing ; to publish all material accepted for that purpose by the Council 

 or Publication Committee ; to revise proofs in connection with authors ; to prepare 

 lists of contents and general indices ; to audit bills for printing and illustrating ; 

 and to perform all other duties connected with publication which are not assigned 

 to other officers. (Constitution, Art. IV, G; Rules, Sec. 16.) 



3. The duties of the Secretary include the preparation of a record of the proceed- 

 ings of each meeting of the Society in form for publication, and the custody, dis- 

 tribution, sale, exchange or other authorized disposition of the publications. (Con- 

 stitution, Art. IV, 4; By-laws, chap. II, 2.) 



4. Special committees may be appointed by the Council or the Publication Com- 

 mittee to examine and report upon any matter offered for i)ublication. (Rules, 

 Sec. If).) 



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