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1 . That the Society shall be entitled the "HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SCIENCE."

2. That the object of the Society shall be the printing of early and other documents illustrative of the history of the sciences at home and abroad.

3. That the Society shall consist of six hundred Members, being subscribers of One Pound annually; such subscription to be paid in advance on or before the first Monday in June in every year.

4. That any Member of the Society may at any time compound for his future annual subscriptions, by the payment of £10 over and above his subscription for the current year.

5. That the affairs of the Society shall be managed by a President, six Vice-Presidents, and a Council of twelve Members, (nine of whom shall be re-eligible) including a Treasurer and Secretary, which Council shall be elected at the General Meeting to be held on the first Monday in June.

6. That the accompts of the receipts and expenditure of the Society shall be audited annually by three Auditors, to be elected at the General Meeting.

7. That the funds of the Society shall be disbursed in payment of necessary expenses incident to the production of the Works of the Society, and that all other expenses shall be avoided as much as possible.

8. That every Member not in arrear of his annual subscription, shall be entitled to one copy of each work printed by the Society.