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11. The brochure containing the proceedings of the annual meeting shall contain 

 an index, paged consecutively with the body of the volume ; and it shall be accom- 

 panied by a volume title-page and lists of contents and illustrations, together with 

 lists of the publications of the Society and such other matter as the Publication 

 Committee may deem necessary, all arranged under Roman pagination. 



MATTER OF THE BULLETIN 



12. The matter published in the Bulletin shall comprise (1) communications pre- 

 sented at meetings by title or otherwise; (2) communications or memoirs not pre- 

 sented before the Society ; (3) abstracts of papers read before the Society, prepared 

 or revised for publication by authors; (4) reports of discussions made before the 

 Society, prepared or revised for publication by authors ; (5) proceedings of the 

 meetings of the Society prepared by the Secretary ; (6) plates, maps, and other illus- 

 trations necessary for the proper understanding of communications ; (7) lists of 

 Officers and Fellows, Constitution, By-laws, resolutions of permanent character, 

 rules relating to procedure, to publication, and to other matters, etc. ; and (8) in- 

 dices, title-pages, and lists of contents for each volume. 



13. Communications making sixteen or more printed pages of text, including 

 figures, shall be published as memoir brochures. Communications making less than 

 sixteen printed pages may be included in the proceedings brochures or published 

 as memoir brochures, at the option of the individual authors; but in the latter 

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

 Publication Committee, and the additional expense for brochure covers and dis- 

 tribution 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 any author shall not be published unless prepared or revised by the author. 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 must be perfectly legible (preferabl)' 

 typewritten) and preceded by a table of contents (Sec. 20). The cost of necessary 

 revision of copy or reconstruction of illustrations shall be assessed on the author. 



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

 an itemized estimate of the costof 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 Society 

 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. 



