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stitution and By-Laws of the Society; and until these conditions are 

 fulfilled, shall possess none of the rights of membership, nor be en- 

 rolled upon the list of members. 



Art. 2. Corporate Members may be chosen only from Associate 

 Members of a year's standing, who are either professionally engaged 

 in science, or have aided its advancement. Corresponding and Hon- 

 orary Members may be selected from persons eminent for their 

 attainments in science, on whom the Society may wish to confer a 

 compliment of respect. Neither Corresponding nor Honorary Mem- 

 bers shall be required to pay an admission fee or other contribution. 



Art. 5. Members may be expelled from the Society by a vote of 

 three-fourths of the Corporate Members present, at a meeting spec- 

 ially called to consider the question by a notice given at least one 

 month previous. 



Sect. hi. Art. 3. The Custodian shall be a person of acknowl- 

 edged scientific attainments. He shall have general charge of the 

 building and its contents ; shall have free access to all the collections 

 at all times; and shall act in concert with the Committees, to whom 

 he shall bear the relation of adviser and assistant. In case of the 

 absence or neglect of Committees, he shall act in their stead, and 

 perform their duties. He shall prepare and read at the annual meet- 

 ing a report of the state of the museum, compiled from the special 

 report made to him by the Committees. He shall acknowledge all 

 donations and keep a book to be called a Donation Book, in which 

 shall be recorded, under their respective departments, all donations 

 to the museum, with the date and name of donor. And he shall per- 

 form such other duties as may be prescribed by the Council and 

 mutually assented to. 



Art. 4. The Honorary Secretary shall keep the common seal; no- 

 tify Corresponding and Honorary Members of their election; and 

 receive and read to the Society all communications which may be 

 addressed to him. 



Art. 5. The Secretary shall take and preserve correct minutes of 

 the proceedings of the Society and Council, in books to be kept for 

 that purpose; shall have the charge of all records belonging to the 

 Society; shall conduct the correspondence of the Society, and keep 

 a record thereof; shall notify Corporate and Associate Members of 

 their election, and committees of their appointment; shall call special 

 meetings when directed by the President; and shall notify members 

 residing in the vicinity of all meetings, and officers of all matters 

 which shall occur at any meeting requiring their action. 



