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case the number of pages shall not be less than eight, unless authorized by the Pub- 

 lication Committee, and the additional expense for brochure covers and distribution 

 may be assessed on the authors. 



14. Abstracts, reports of discussion, or other matter purporting to emanate from 

 any author shall not be published unless it has been either prepared or revised by 

 the author. 



15. Manuscript designed for publication in the Bulletin must be complete as to 

 copy for text and illustration, unless by special arrangement between the author 

 and the Council or Publication Committee ; it jnust be perfectly legible (preferably 

 typewritten) and preceded by a table of contents (Rules, Sec. 20). The cost of any 

 necessary revision of copy or reconstruction of illustrations shall be assessed upon 

 the author. 



16. The Editor shall examine matter designed for publication, and shall prepare 

 an itemized estimate of the cost of publication and convey the whole to the Publi- 

 cation Committee. The Publication Committee shall then scrutinize the commu- 

 nication with reference, first, to relevancy ; second, to scientific value ; third, to 

 literary character, and, fourth, to cost of publication, including revision. For advice 

 with reference to the relevancy, scientific value and literary character of any com- 

 munication the Publication Committee may refer it to a special committee of their 

 own number or of the Society at large or may call to their aid from outside one or 

 more experts. Questions of disagreement between the Editor and authors shall be 

 referred to the Publication Committee, and appeal may be taken to the Council. 



17. Communications from non-fellows shall be published only by specific au- 

 thority from the Council. 



18. Communications from Fellows not presented at regular meetings of the So- 

 ciety shall be published only upon unanimous vote of the Publication Committee, 

 except by specific authority from the Council. 



19. Matter offered for publication becomes thereby the property of the Society, 

 and shall not be published elsewhere prior to publication in the Bulletin, except by 

 consent of the Publication Committee. 



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20. The matter of each memoir published as a separate brochure shall be classi- 

 fied by subjects, and the classification suitably indicated by sub-titles ; and a list of 

 contents shall be arranged with reference to the sub-titles ; and such brochure may, 

 at the option of the Publication Committee, contain an alphabetical index, pro- 

 vided the same be prepared by the author and paid for by him. 



21. Proofs of letter-press, and, when necessary, of illustrations, shall be sub- 

 mitted to authors whenever practicable ; but })rinting shall not be delayed by rea- 

 son of absence or incapacity of authors more than one week beyond the time 

 ordinarily required for the transmission of mails. Complete proofs of the proceed- 

 ings of meetings shall be sent to the Secretary ; and proofs of short papers and 



