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RULES 
OF THE 
Peet ES ASIATIC SOCIETY. 
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I.—Name and Objects. 
1. The name of the Society shall be “Tue Srrarrs Asrarie 
Soctrety.” 
2. The Objects of the Society shall be— 
a. The investigation of subjects connected with the Straits 
of Malacca and the neighbouring Countries. 
b. The publication of papers in a Journal. 
c. The formation of a Library of books bearing on the 
objects of the Society. 
II.—Membership. 
3. Members shall be classed as Ordinary and Honorary. 
4. Ordinary Members shall pay an annual subscription of $6, 
payable in advance on the Ist January of each year. 
5. Honorary Members shall pay no subscription. 
6. On or about the 30th June of every year, the Honorary 
Treasurer shall prepare a list of those Members whose subscrip- 
tions for the current year remain unpaid, and such persons shall 
be deemed to have resigned their Membership. But the operation 
of this rule, in any particular case, may be suspended by a vote of 
the Council of the Society. 
7. Candidates for admission as Members shall be proposed by 
one and seconded by another Member of the Society and if agreed 
