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belong, who shall take a receipt for the same, and give notice 

 thereof to the Cabinet Keeper, and be himself responsible for the 

 restoration of the same in good order. 



Art. 6. Members, Honorary and Corresponding Members, and 

 Patrons, shall have access to the Museum at all times, and the 

 public occasionally, subject to the regulations of the Council. 



Art. 7. Members or other persons desirous of examining or 

 describing specimens, or of taking them from the cases for the 

 purpose of study, must apply to the Curators who have charge of 

 them, who may grant such request at discretion. 



SECTION VI. 

 OF LECTURES. 



Art. 1. Public lectures, when judged expedient by the Council, 

 shall be given under the auspices of the Society, on the several 

 branches of Natural History. 



Art. 2. The order in which the lectures shall follow each 

 other, shall be fixed by the Council. 



Art. 3. Members of the Society shall have free admission to 

 the lectures ; other persons shall be admitted on such terms as the 

 Council shall prescribe. 



Art. 4. The moneys received for admission to the lectures shall 

 go to pay the compensation of Lecturers and other expenses ; the 

 balance, if any, shall be paid into the Treasury of the Society. 



SECTION VII. 



OF MEETINGS. 



Art. 1. A meeting shall be held on the first Wednesday in 

 May annually, for the choice of officers and other general pur- 

 poses. At this meeting, or at a subsequent meeting, if so ordered 

 by a vote of the Society, reports shall be made, by the Treasurer, 

 on the state of the Funds ; by the Librarian, on the condition of the 

 Library ; and by the Curators, on the condition of the Museum. 



Art. 2. Stated meetings of the Society shall be held on the 

 first and third Wednesday of every month. 



Art. 3. Six members shall form a quorum for business. 



Art. 4. Members will be expected to communicate at the meet- 

 ings of the Society, such interesting information as may come into 



