Bull* of tfje astatic gocfets. 



The following is an abstract of the rules of this Institution which are now in force, including 

 those printed in the Appendix to the sixth and subsequent volumes of the Society's Transactions. 



Original Rules adopted from the Founders Discourse, 15th 

 February, 1784. 



1.— The Institution shall be denominated the Asiatic Society, the bounds of its investigations 

 will be the Geographical limits of Asia, and within these limits its enquiries will be extended to 

 whatever is performed by man or produced by nature. 



2. — Weekly Meetings shall be held for the purpose of hearing Original Papers read on such 

 subjects as fall within the circle of the Society's enquiries. 



3. — AH curious and learned, men shall be invited to send their Tracts to the Secretary, for which 

 they shall immediately receive the thanks of the Society. 



4. — The Society's Researches shall be published Annually, if a sufficiency of valuable materials 

 be received. 



6. — Mere Translations of considerable length shall not be admitted, except of such unpublished 

 Essays or Treatises as may be transmitted to the Society, by Native Authors. 



6. — All questions shall be decided on a Ballot, by a Majority of two-thirds, and nine Members 

 shall be required to constitute a Board for such decisions. 



7.— No new Member shall be admitted who has not expressed a voluntary desire to become so, 

 and in that case, no other qualification shall be required, than a love of knowledge, and a zeal for 

 the promotion of it. 



Subsequent Resolutions of the Society which are in force. 



8.— The future Meetings of the Society shall be held on the first Wednesday of each month ; at 

 half-past Eight o'clock in the Evening. 



9. — If any business should occur to require intermediate Meetings, they may be convened by 

 the President, who may also, when necessary, appoint any other day of the week, instead of 

 Wednesday for the stated Meetings of the Society. 



10.— As it may not always be convenient for the President to attend the Meetings of the Society 

 a certain number of Vice Presidents shall be elected annually. 



11. — In case the President, and the Vice Presidents are absent at any Meeting, a quarter of 

 an hour after the fixed time, the senior Member present shall take the Chair for the Evening. 



12. — Every Member of the Society shall have the privilege of introducing as a visitor, any gen- 

 tleman who is not usually resident in Calcutta. 



13.— With a view to provide funds for the necessary expenses of the Society, an Admission 

 Fee shall be established to consist of two gold mohurs, payable by every Member on his election, 

 and each Member of the Society, resident in India (Honorary Members excepted) shall also 

 contribute a gold mohur, quarterly, in the first week of January, April, July and October. Any 

 Member neglecting to pay his Subscription for half a year, after it becomes due, to be considered 

 as no longer a Member of the Society. 



1*.— All Members returning to India shall be called upon to pay their Subscription as usual from 

 the date of their return. 



15.— A Treasurer shall be appointed. 



16.— In addition to the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary and a Librarian shall also be appointed. 



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