42 PROCEEDINGS : BOSTON SOCIETY NATURAL HISTORY. 
May. At this meeting the following reports shall be presented: 
by the Curator upon the condition and progress of the museum, 
the lectures which he has superintended, and any other matters 
of general interest; by the Secretary upon the publications, 
meetings, and the lectures which he has superintended; by the 
Librarian upon the library; by the Treasurer upon the receipts 
and expenditures for the year; and by the Trustees upon the 
financial condition of the Society. 
2. General meetings of the Society shall be held on the first 
and third Wednesdays of every month from November to May 
inclusive; and at such other times as the Council may determine. 
When any meeting provided for by these By-Laws falls upon a 
legal holiday, said meeting shall be held on the Wednesday follow¬ 
ing such holiday. 
3. At any meeting business not provided for by these By-Laws 
may be transacted, provided notice of such proposed business has 
been mailed postpaid at least four days before the meeting to the 
address furnished by each Corporate Member. 
4. Eleven Corporate Members shall form a quorum for business. 
5. The order of proceeding at the General Meetings shall be 
1. Approving the record of preceding meeting. 
2. Business. 
3. Scientific communications and their discussion. 
4. Adjournment. 
Section 7. Library. 
1. Members of the Society shall have access to and may take 
books from the library under the direction of the Library and 
Publishing Committee, which may by special vote extend the use 
of the books to others than Members, specifying the conditions 
under which books may be taken, or may restrict their use even by 
Members, when, in their opinion, the interests of the Society 
demand it. 
2. The rules and regulations for the use of the library shall be 
posted in the library room, and a digest of them affixed to each 
volume. 
