RULES AND REGULATIONS. 
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Rules and Regulations of the Scientific Association 
of Trinidad — 1879. 
The object of this Association is the cultivation of Scientific 
Knowledge in the West Indies. 
RULES. 
1. This Association shall be called the “ Scientific Asso- 
ciation of Trinidad.” 
2. The objects of the Association shall be carried out 
by the reading of papers and the discussion of Scientific 
subjects, by maintaining a correspondence with scientific 
men in other countries, by assisting in the development 
and application of Science in the West Indies, and generally 
by the collection and publication of useful information. 
3. The Association shall consist of Members, Corres- 
ponding Members, and Honorary Members. 
4. The Association shall, in October of each year, elect 
from among the Members a President, two Vice-Presidents, 
and a Secretary and Treasurer, who shall constitute the 
Council of the Association. Such Council shall have, sub- 
ject to the Rules, the general management of the affairs 
of the Association. 
5. The person who shall have filled the office of Presi- 
dent for two consecutive years shall not be elligible as 
President for the next following year. 
6. Candidates for admission as Members must be proposed 
in writing by at least two Members of the Association, 
