It m X. s s 



OF THE 



STRAITS ASIATIC SOCIETY. 



I.— Name and Objects. 



1. — The name of the Society shall be "The Straits 

 Asiatic Society." 



2. — The objects of the Society shall be — 



a. The investigation of subjects connected with the 

 Straits of Malacca and the neig-hbouring- Coun- 

 tries. 

 h. 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 

 $5, payable in advance on the 1st January of each year. Mem- 

 bers shall be allowed to compound for life membership of the 

 Society on payment of $50. 



5. — Honorary Members shall pay no subscription. 



6. — On or about the 30th June of every year, the Honor- 

 ary Treasurer shall prepare a list of those Members whose sub- 

 scriptions 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. Xo member shall 

 receive a copy of the Journal or other publications of the 

 Society until his subscription for the current year has been 

 paid. 



