the Corporate Members present at any two consecutive meetings 

 of the Society; the members having been first duly notified of 

 any proposed alteration : but the Article which immediately fol- 

 lows this shall be unalterable. 



ARTICLE IX. 



The consent of every member shall be necessary to a dissolu- 

 tion of the Society. In case of a dissolution, the property of 

 the Society shall not be distributed among the members, but 

 donors may claim and receive such donations as they have 

 made to the museum, and the remainder shall be given to some 

 public institution, on such conditions as may then be agreed on; 

 and the faithful performance of such conditions shall be secured 

 by bonds, with sufficient penalties for the non-fulfilment thereof. 



BY-LAWS. 



SECTION I. OF MEMBERS. 



Article 1. Elections for membership shall be held at the 

 first meeting in the months of January, March, May and Novem- 

 ber. Any person of respectable character and attainments, re- 

 siding in the City of Boston, or its immediate neighborhood, shall 

 be eligible as an Associate Member of this Society. Nomina- 

 tions must be made in writing, by three members, at least one 

 month previous to the time of elections; such nominations shall 

 be made to a Committee consisting of the President, Secretary 

 and Treasurer, who shall report upon the same at the meeting 

 previous to that upon which elections are to be held. Every 



