RULES 



OF THE STRAITh BRANCH 



OF THE 



Royal Asiatic Society. 



I. Name and Objects. 



1. The name of the Society shall he ' The Straits Branch of 

 the Royal Asiatic Society.' 



2. The objects of the Society shall be :— 



(a) the increase and diffusion of knowledge concerning British 

 Malaya and the neighbouring countries. 



(b) the publication of a Journal and of works and maps. 



(c) the formation of a library of books and maps. 



II. Membership. 



1. Candidate-! for or Unary membership shall he proposed and 

 seco uled by members and elected by a majority of the Council. 



5. Ordinary members shall pay an annual subscription of $5 

 pay ble in advance on the first of January in each year. Members 

 shall be allowed to compound for life membership by a payment of 

 $50. 



6. On or about the 30th of June in each year the Honorary 



members whose suhseripl it wis for 1 he current year remain unpaid. 



until their subscriptions have been paid, and in default of payment 

 within two years shall be deemed to have resigned their member- 



cations of the Society until Ins subscription for the current year 



7. Distinguished personsand persons who have rendered notable 

 service to the Society may on i the recommendation of the Council 



They shall pay no subscript i >n. and shall en]o\ all the privileges of a 

 member except a vote at meetings and eligibility for office. 



