under the Hand of such Fellow as shall not come in Person to make such Demand: and the Person so receiving a Copy of such Transactions, shall, at the same Time, sign the abovementioned Book, as having received the said Copy.

V. In order that the Fellows may be apprized of the Time when it will be proper for them to come, or send, for their respective Copies, due and timely Notice shall be given in some one or more of the public Newspapers, of the Day upon which the Clerk will begin to deliver out the said Copies, as aforesaid; which Day shall be fixed and appointed by the Council for the Time being.

VI. The Executor of any deceased Fellow shall not be entitled to receive a Copy of the Transactions published after the Death of such Fellow.

VII. No Fellow of the Society shall receive, or be entitled to receive, gratis, any Copy or Copies of the Transactions, so printed as aforesaid, after Five Years shall have elapsed from the Time of the Clerk's having begun to deliver out such Copies respectively; but his neglecting to demand them for so long a Time, shall be deemed a Forfeiture and Dereliction of his Right thereto, unless the Council for the Time being, upon their being made acquainted with the Reason of, or Excuse for, such Delay, should order the same to be delivered.

CHAPTER XVI.

Of the Books and Papers of the Society.

SECT. I. There shall be had and kept a Book, called the Charter and Bye-Law Book, in which shall be fairly written the

Copy

Copy of the Charter and Bye-Laws, and also the Obligation to be subscribed by the Fellows of the Society in their own Handwriting.

II. There shall be had and kept a Book, containing the Register of the Fellows of the Society, with the Times of their Election and Admission.

III. There shall be had and kept Minute-Books for the Society and Council; in which shall be entered all the Minutes, Orders, and Business of the Society and Council at their respective Meetings.

IV. No Fellow shall give any Copy, or any Transcript of any Matter contained in the Minutes, or other Books of the Society, to any one not being a Member thereof; nor communicate the same to any such Person to be transcribed, without particular Leave obtained of the Council; except the said Matter should have been originally brought in, or communicated by himself: But any Fellow of the Society may, at proper Times, and in the Society's House, have the Liberty of inspecting any Article in the Minute-Books of the Society.

V. The original Copy of every Paper after having been read before the Society, shall be considered as the Property of the Society, if there should be no previous Engagement with its Author to the contrary: but any Author may have a Copy of his own Papers by Leave of the Council.

VI. All the Papers which shall have been read before, or communicated to the Society in the Course of each Year, and not withdrawn by Leave of the Council, shall be delivered to the Council, and shall be preserved in Guard-Books, for future Inspection; and shall never be lent out of the Society's House, without an Order of the Council.

CHAPTER XVII.

Of the Common Seal and Deeds.

SECT. I. The Common Seal of the Society shall be kept in an Iron Chest, having Three Locks, with Three different Keys ; of which One shall be in the Custody of the President, another of the Treasurer, and the Third of the Secretary.

II. Every Deed, or Writing, to which the Common Seal is to be affixed, shall be passed, and sealed in Council, and signed by the President, on the fore Part, near the Label, and shall also be signed on the Back, by the rest of the Members of the Council present.

APPEN

No. I.

Form of a Balloting-List for the Council.

A LIST of Persons recommended by the Council of the Linnean Society of London to be removed from, and elected into the said Council, at the Election of May

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Five Members of the present Council recommended to be removed.

A. B.

C. D.

E. F.

G. H.

I. K.

Five Fellows recommended to be elected into the Council.

L. M.
N. O.

P. Q.

R. S.

T. U.

Any Fellowwho disapproves of any of the Names recommended above, is requested to strike out with his Pen such Names as he does not approve, and to write opposite to each Name so struck out, the Name of the Person for whom he chooses to give his Vote.

No. II.

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Form of a Balloting-List for the Officers.

No. II.

Form of a Balloting-List for the Officers.

A LIST of the Persons recommended by the Council of the Linnean Society of London, to be appointed to the Offices of President, Treasurer, and Secretary of the Society, at the Election of May

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Any Fellow who disapproves of any of the Names recommended above, is requested to strike out with his Pen such Names as he does not approve, and to write opposite to each Name so struck out, the Name of the Person for whom he chooses to give his Vote.

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