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REGULATIONS 
 
 AND 
 
 BYE-LAWS 
 
 or THE 
 
 CANADIAN INSTITUTE, 
 
 AS 
 
 AMENDED AT THE GENERAL MEETING HELD ON THE 8th DAY 
 
 OF JANUARY, 1853. 
 
 INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 185L 
 
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 TORONTO: 
 
 PRINTED BY IIUQH BCOBIB, KINO STREET, 
 
 1663. 
 
I 
 
REGULATIONS. 
 
 SECTION I. 
 
 OF ITS OBJECTS. 
 
 The Canadian Institute has been established by Royal Charter, for 
 the purpose of promoting the Physical Sciences, for encouraging and 
 advancing the Industrial Arts and Manufactures, for effecting the forma- 
 tion of a Provincial Museum, and for the purpose of facilitating the 
 acquirement and the dissemination of knowledge connected with the 
 Surveying, Engineering and Architectural Professions. 
 
 SECTION IL 
 
 OF ITS CONSTITUTION. 
 
 1. The Canadian Institute shall consist of four classes, viz., Mem- 
 bers, Members for Life, Corresponding Members, and Honorary 
 Members. 
 
 2. Members shall be persons whose pursuits or studies ere connected 
 with the Arts and Sciences, or who are desirous of foi-warding the ob- 
 ects of the Institute. 
 
 3. Corresponding Members shall be persons residing out of the Pro- 
 jvince, whose pursuits are similar to those of Members. 
 
 4. Members for life shall be persons who may make d j.ions of 
 £^ iOs. in money, books, or specimens for the Museum (the tv/o latter 
 to be valued by competent persons,) or who may be elected as such at 
 the annual general meeting of the Institute, for important services per- 
 formed, and after due notice has been given, as in the case of alteration 
 of the laws. 
 
 5. Honorary Members shall be persons of high standing, who are 
 eminent for their scientific attainments. 
 
 6. The number of Honorary Members shall be limited to twenty-five. 
 
 ' The,Qfficer8 of the Institute shall consist of a President, a first 
 and second^Vico-Presideat, a Treasurer, Corresponding and Recording 
 
REGULATIONS. 
 
 Secretaries, Librarian and Curator; all of whom shall be elected annu- 
 ally, and shall be re-eligible. 
 
 SECTION lU. 
 
 OF THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 
 
 1. All persons desirous of being admitted into the Institute as Mem- 
 bers, Corresponding Members, or Membei-s for Life, must be proposed 
 agreeably to form (A.) in the Appendix hereto ; and which form must 
 be subscribed by at leact two Membei's of the Institute. 
 
 2. Honorary Members must be recommended by at least three mem- 
 bers, who shall certify that the candidate is a pei-son eminent for 
 his attainments in Science. 
 
 3. Every recommendation of a candidate, as an Honorary Member, 
 must be delivered to the Secretary, who shall submit the same to the 
 Council for enquiry ; and when the recommendation of such ca: .idate 
 is approved by the Council, it shall be signed by the Chairman, and 
 read at the first following ordinary meeting, previous to the ballot being 
 taken. 
 
 4. The proportion of votes requisite for the election of any person 
 shall be at least three-fourths of the ballot. 
 
 6. Whenever any person is elected a Member, the Secretary shall 
 immediately inform him of the same by letter (B. in the Appendix ;) 
 and the election of Corresponding, Life, and Honorary Members shall, 
 likewise, be communicated to them as soon as possible, by a letter suit- 
 able to each particular case ; and no person shall be considered a member 
 of any class until he has signified his acquiescence in the election. 
 
 6. Every person elected a member is required to pay his first con- 
 tribution within two months of the day of his election. 
 
 Y. If at any time there shall appear cause for the expul.'^ion of any 
 member, such proposition shall be handed to the Council, who, if they 
 think fit, shall notify such member of their intention, at least one month 
 previous, according to fonn (C.) in the Appendix, and shall call a spe- 
 cial meeting for the purpose ; but no membrt- can bo expelled without 
 a report from the Council; and if two-thirds of tlic members present at 
 such special general m(!etiiig, agieo that such member be expelled, 
 the President or Chairman shall declare the same accordingly; and 
 
KEGULATI0N8. 
 
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 the Secretary sliall forthwitli communicate the same to such member, 
 according to the form (D.) in the Appendix. 
 
 SECTION IV. 
 
 OF TUB ELECTION OF THE OFFICERS. 
 
 1. The President, First and Second Vice-Presidents, Treasurer, two 
 Secretaries, and Curator and Librarian, (with six members to form a 
 Council,) shall be elected annually by ballot, at the general meeting on 
 the third Saturday in December ; and if that day fall upon a holiday, 
 then upon the following Saturday. ' 
 
 2, That all persons to be eligible as oflScers of the Institute, and 
 members of the Council, must be put in nomination at the ordinaiy 
 meeting immediately preceding the annual general meeting. 
 
 3t Any member being nominated to an office and not elected thereto, 
 shall be eligible to be elected as a member of the Council. 
 
 4. Every member voting at the annual election, shall deliver to two 
 Scrutineers appointed by the Chairman, a list containing the names of 
 of the persons he may be desirous of having elected as members of the 
 Council for the ensuing year, specifying the offices for which he pro- 
 poses them to be elected ; the Scnitineers shall mark the name of every 
 member so delivering liis list, and if no valid objection be made, the 
 same shall be accepted. Votes of country members for the election of 
 officers communicated in writing to the Secretary shall be valid. 
 
 5. The Scrutiiieei-s shall cast up the votes and report the same to 
 the presiding member, who shall thereupon declare the result. 
 
 6. If the suffrages in any case shall be equal, the decision shall be 
 by ballot. 
 
 Y. The officers shall enter upon the discharge of their respective duties 
 on the meeting following their election ; and the Council for the past 
 year shall continue in office until that time. 
 
 8. If the general meeting for the election of the Council should not 
 take place on account of the day appointed foiling upon a holiday, the 
 officei-s for the time being sliall continue in office until their successors 
 are elected. 
 
 9. The Auditoi-s shall bo appointed at the close of each session; one 
 
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 REGULATIONS. 
 
 by a motion of the members at the last general meeting, the other by 
 the Chairman. 
 
 SECTION V. 
 
 OF THE CONTRIBUTION OF MEUBERS. 
 
 1. The first annual contribution of each member shall be the sum of 
 One Pound. The annual contribution of each member residing in or 
 within ten miles of the City of Toronto, shall be One Pound, and of 
 each member residing in other parts of the Province Fifteen Shillings. 
 All subscriptions to be due in advance on the Ist day of January; and 
 all new members except those elected on or after the first meeting in 
 December, to pay the subscription for the year in which they are 
 elected. 
 
 2. Every member shall receive a copy of the Canadian Journal, or 
 other authorized publication of the proceedings of the Institute, and 
 members elected before the annual general meetirg in December, to be 
 entitled to the same from the commencement of the year in which they 
 are elected. 
 
 3. Every membar shall be considered as belonging to the Institute, 
 and as such liable to the payment of his annual contribution, until he 
 has either forfeited his claim, or has signified to the Secretary, in writ- 
 ing his desire to withdraw, when his name shall be erased from the list 
 of members. 
 
 4. Whenever any member shall be one year in arrear in the pay- 
 ment of his annual contribution, the Council shall direct the Secretary 
 to send to him a letter of the form (E.) in the Appendix ; and if the 
 arrears shall not be paid within six months after the forwarding of such 
 letter, the name of the member so offending shall be placed among the 
 list of defaulters ; and such member shall not enjoy any of the privileges 
 and advantages of the Institution, until his arrears be paid. 
 
 SECTION VI. 
 
 OF THE PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENTS. 
 
 The President shall take the Chair at all meetings of the Institute at 
 which he is present, and shall regulate and keep order in the proceed- 
 ings. It shall likewise be his duty to state and put questions, according 
 to the sense and intention of the meeting, and to carry into effect the 
 regulations of the Institute. In the absenso of the President it shall be 
 
REGULATIONS. 
 
 theduty of Uie First Vice-President to preside at the meeting and regu- 
 late the proceedings. But in case of the absence of both the President 
 and First and Second Vice-Presidents, the members present may elect 
 any one of their number to take the chair at that meeting. 
 
 SECTION VII. 
 
 or THE COUNCIL. 
 
 1. The Council shall consist of the President, the First and Second 
 Vice-Presidents, the two Secretaries, the Treasurer, and the Curator and 
 Librarian and six other members, who shall have the direction and 
 management of the affairs of the Institute. 
 
 2. The Council shall meet at least once a month during the session, 
 or oftener if necessary,to conduct the general routine business ; and any two 
 members thereof may, by letter to the Secretary, require an extra meet- 
 ing to be called, two days' notice of which must be given to each of the 
 members of the Council. 
 
 3. At any meeting of the Council, three members thereof shall con- 
 stitute a quorum. 
 
 4. The Council shall have power to appoint Committees for special 
 objects in the management of the Institute; and the reports of such 
 Committees shall be submitted to the Council previously to their being 
 read to the Institute. 
 
 6. The Council shall draw up a yearly Report on the state of the 
 Institute, in which shall be given an abstract of all the proceedings, and 
 of the receipts and expenses of the past yonr to be accompanied by 
 vouchers ; and such report shall be read at the Annual General Meeting. 
 
 6. In the case of any office becoming vacant by death, or otherwise, 
 the Council shall have power to appoint any other member in his 
 place ; and in case of any officer being unable through illness, absence, 
 or otherwise, to perform his duties, the Council shall have power to 
 relieve him therefrom, and to appoint any other member to fill the 
 office for the time being. 
 
 SECTION VIII. 
 
 OF THE AUDITORS. 
 
 The two Auditors shall audit the accounts of the Institute annually, 
 and present the same at the commencement of the ensuing session to the 
 Chairman. 
 
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REGULATIONS. 
 
 SECTION IX. 
 
 OF THE TREASURER. 
 
 1. All money belocging to the Institute shall be handed over to the 
 Treasurer, by the Collector, who shall deposit the same in one of the 
 chartered Banks in the City of Toronto, on account and for the use of 
 the Institute. 
 
 2. No sum of money, payable on account of the Institute, shall be 
 paid at any time, except by order of the Council, signed by the Chair- 
 man and Secretary. 
 
 SECTION X. 
 
 OF TUB SECRETARIES. 
 
 1. The duty or the Recording Secretary shall be to attend the meet- 
 ings of the Institute and of the Council — to take minutes of all their 
 proceedings, and entci them in the proper books — to read the minutes 
 of the preceding meeting, witli a view to their verification, and have 
 them signed by the Cliairuian, its an attestation of their accuracy — to 
 announce any donations made to the Institute — to give notice of any 
 candidate proposed for admission, or to be ballotted for — and to read 
 the letters and papci-s presenti'd to the Institute in the order of time in 
 which they were received, unless the Council shall otherwise determine; 
 also, to keep the accounts of the Institute; also, to keep an account of 
 all monies passing throi.gh his hands. 
 
 2. The duty of tlie Corn'sponding Secretary shall be to conduct the 
 correspondence of the Institution. 
 
 3. The duty of tlio ])aid Assistant Secretary shall be defined from 
 time to time by the Council. 
 
 SECTION XI. 
 
 OK THE I.nniAKrAN AND CURATOR. 
 
 The Curator shall have the care of all books, plans, drawings, <fec., and 
 of all models and speciiiK'iis for tlie museiun ; and shall have the general 
 su|i('rinteiiiU'nce of the same under tlie direction of the Council. He 
 shall kci']) an accurate list of ;ill donations in the order in which they 
 are received, with the names of the coulrihutors thereof, to l)0 read 
 at the annual general inoetlng. lie sIimII l;diel all such articles, and ar- 
 range them in their proper places, so that they may bo of easy access 
 to niemberH at all seasonaMe Ik mis. 
 
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 REGULATIONS. 
 
 2. The Librarian may, upon application in writing from members of 
 the Institute resident in Toronto, permit books of reference to be taken 
 out of the rooms of the Institute for a limited time, keeping an ac- 
 count of the same in a book to be provided for the purpose. 
 
 3. The Council may divide the oflSces of Librarian and Curator, or 
 appoint a Committee to advise and assist in the duties of the office. 
 
 SECTION XIL 
 
 OF THE ORDINARY MEETINGS. 
 
 1. The sessions of the Institute shall commence annually on the 
 first Saturday in December ; and ordinary meetings shall be held on 
 every succeeding Saturday (omitting the Christmas holidays), until the 
 first Saturday in April ; but it shall be in the power of the Council to 
 protract the sessions if it should seem necessary. The chair may be 
 taken when five members are present. 
 
 2. The chair shall be taken by the officer or member entitled to the 
 same ; and the business of the evening commence at eight o'clock pre- 
 cisely, and bo conducted in the order prtiscribed in the by-laws. 
 
 3. Every member shall have the privilege of introducing two visitors 
 to be present at the public busintiss of the Institute, by ticket of ad- 
 mission, on which the name and address of each visitor must be 
 written. 
 
 SECTION XIIL 
 
 OK THE ANNUAL MEETING. 
 
 The annual general meeting of the Institute shall bo held on the 
 third Saturday in Deeeniber, at seven oV'iock in the evening, to receive 
 and delilx'i'ato iipDn the report of the Council on the state of the Instio 
 tute, and to elect the ofHceis and members of the Council for the 
 ensuing year. 
 
 SECTION XIV. 
 
 OK BI'EOIAI, (iKNEHAL MKBTINGS. 
 
 1. The Council may, at any time, call a special general meeting of 
 the Institute for a sjieciHe |mrpos(>, tflving to city members six days' 
 notit-e; and they are al all times lioun<i to do so, on the written requi- 
 sition of live menibt'is, which shall specify the nature of the business to 
 be trausiu'ted. 
 
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10 REGULATIONS. 
 
 SECTION XV. 
 
 OF BRANCH SOCIETIKS. 
 
 Those members of the Institute residing at a distance from the city, 
 shall have the power of forming themselves into Branch Societies for the 
 purpose of holding meetings, and discussing scientific and other subjects; 
 and are to be governed by the regulations of the Institute, and such 
 other By-laws hereafter to be enacted by them and approved by the 
 Council. 
 
 SECTION XVL 
 
 OF ALTERING THE REGULATIONS. 
 
 No By-Law or Regulation shall be altered, or any new one adopted, 
 except at a general meeting, special or otherwise; and it shall be com- 
 petent to any five members to demand of the Council such meeting 
 with such object. Provided always : that notice of the alteration pro- 
 posed, and of the meeting at which it is to be considered, shall have 
 been given at two consecutive ordinary meetings, prior thereto. 
 
 SECTION xvn. 
 
 OF THE PROPERTY OF THE INSTITUTE. 
 
 1. The whole"of the Property and effects of the Institute, of what 
 kind soever, shall be vested in the Council of the Institute, and subject 
 to its control for the time beiiiff. 
 
 2. Every paper, map, plan, or drawing, which may be presented to 
 the Institute, shall be considered the projwrty thereof, unless there shall 
 have been any previous arrancjement to i]w contrary ; and the Council 
 may puhliHh the same in connection with their transactions or with the 
 consent of the author in any other form. 
 
 No oomnmnication made to the Institute shall bo published by any 
 other jK'i-son but the author, without the previous consent of the 
 Council. 
 
 3. Every pajx'r presented to the Institute for publication may be 
 referre<l by the Cimneil to a Committee to be by thoin apjK tinted for a 
 report on the same previous to jmblioation. Notices or abstracts of all 
 pajH'rs not published in full shall be prepare*! by the Secretary and 
 inserted in the Transactions. 
 
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 4. No papers, ]»lans, maps, or otlior property belonging to the Insti- 
 
REGULATIONS. 
 
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 tute, shall be taken out of the rooms thereof, without the consent of the 
 Council, or sijoial by-law hereinafter enacted; but every member shall 
 have aright aspect the same at such hours as the Council may 
 direct 
 
 SECTION XVIII. 
 
 OF DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS. 
 
 1. The names of all persons who shall contribute to the Library, to 
 the Museum, or to the general fund of the Institute, during the past 
 year, shall be read at the annual general meeting; and such persons 
 shall be recorded as benefactors in the published transactions of the 
 Institute. 
 
 2. Every person desirous of bequeathing to the Institute any manu- 
 scripts, books, maps, plans, drawings, instruments, geological, botanical, 
 or other specimens, natural curiosities, works of art or manufacture, or 
 personal property, is requested to make xise of the following form in his 
 will, viz.: — 
 
 " I give and bequeath to the Canadian Institute, incor- 
 porated by Royal Charter, November 4, 1851; (here 
 enumerate and particularize the effects or property 
 intended to be bequeathed,) and I hereby declare that the 
 receipt of the Treasurer of the said Institute, for the time 
 being shall bo an etfoctual discharge to my executora for 
 the said legacy." 
 
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BY-LAWS. 
 
 I. At the ordinary meetings of the Institute, every Saturday even- 
 ing, the following order of business shall be attended to, as closely as 
 circumstances will admit : 
 
 1. The Minutes of the previous meeting to be read and confirmed, 
 and signed by the Chairman ; and no entry shall be considered 
 valid until this be complete. 
 
 2. New members present to be introduced to the Meeting. 
 
 3. Names of candidates for admission to be announced. 
 
 4. Business arising out of the Minutes to be entered on. 
 
 5. Communications received since the last meeting to be announced, 
 and read if required. 
 
 6. Donations received and acknowledged. 
 
 7. Communications from the Council to be brought forward. 
 
 8. Candidates to be ballotted for. A ballot shall be taken for the 
 entire body of candidates proposed for admission ; ifwJe or more 
 black balls appear, the ballot shall be taken for each individually, 
 and any candidate shall be rejected agaiiist whom appear a num- 
 ber of black bill Is equal to one-fourth of the number of members 
 of voting. 
 
 9. Papers on the Lists to bo read. 
 
 II. Notices of Questions to bo brought forward for discussion, must 
 be given at least one week before the same shall be brought forward ; 
 and it shall bo competent to the Council, or to any member to propose 
 a subject for discussion. 
 
 III. A circiilar letter may be sent to all the country members, at the 
 comnienconient of each sos^ion, with a list of (juestions that are appoint- 
 ed for diHCUHKion at the ordinary moctiiigs of tlio Institute, requesting 
 communications from the members on them, or on any other subject 
 connected with the objects of the Institute. 
 
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 BY-LAWS. 
 
 A similar letter may also be transmitted about the middle of the 
 session, with the addition of any new questions that may have been 
 brought forward and accepted ; and at the end of the session, a list of 
 questions shall also be sent to all the members in order to collect infor- 
 mation during the recess. Each letter shall contain a list of the writ- 
 ten communications that have been made to the Institute. 
 
 IV. The minutes of discussion that are taken by the Secretary, reso- 
 lutions that are passed, reports of committees, and a copy of all the 
 circulars or other printed papers sent out by the Council, shall be care- 
 ftilly pasted in a book in the order in which they occur, that they may 
 be preserved as the original records and transactions of the Institut' . 
 
 V. It is expected that any gentleman addressing the meeting shall 
 stand for this purpose, in order to prevent interniption, and to com- 
 mand the attention of the meeting; and the person first rismg, shall 
 have the precedence in speaking; upon which, if there is any doubt, 
 the chairman shall decide. 
 
 VI. No person can be eligible to be chosen as a member who is 
 under the age of twenty-one years, unless a graduate of a University. 
 Pei-sons not under the age of fifteen shall be admitted as junior mem- 
 bers, on being proposed and ballotted for, as provided foi" in clause 8 
 of these By-Laws, and having complied with the forms required by 
 sec. iii. 
 
 The contribution of Junior Members shall be 12s. 6d.; such mem- 
 bers to receive the Canadian Journal, or other authorized medium of 
 publishing the Transactions of the Institute, and they shall be entitled 
 to all the privileges of full members, except those of bearing offices by 
 appointment of the Institute, of sitting in committee, and of voting. 
 
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 APPENDIX 
 
 TO THE REGULATIONS. 
 
 FORM A. 
 
 [Here state the Christian name^ surname^ usual place of residence^ 
 and pursuit of the Candidatel\ being desirous of admission into the 
 Canadian Institute, we, the undersigned, propose and recommend him 
 as a proper person to become a member thereof. 
 
 Witness our hands, this day of 18 — 
 
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 -) 
 
 -) 
 
 FORM B. 
 
 Sir, 
 
 -, you were elected a mem- 
 
 I beg to inform you, that on 
 
 ber of the Canadian Institute. But in conformity with sec. v. c. 1, 
 and sec. iii. c. 5 and 6, of the accompanying regulations, your election 
 cannot be confirmed, until your first contribution is paid, and which, 
 unless paid within two months, the election is void. 
 
 You will therefore be good enough to cause the same to be done. 
 I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, 
 
 , Secretary. 
 
 FORM C. 
 
 Sir, 
 
 I am directed by the Council of the Canadian Institute to inform 
 you that it is their intention to call a Special General Meeting of the 
 
 Institute, on , the day of next; and then to 
 
 submit for consideration the objections made to your name, under 
 clause 8, sec. iv. of the Regulations; and I am further instnicted to 
 transmit to you the enclosed copy of the said objections. 
 
 I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, 
 
 , Secretary. 
 
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 APPENDIX. 
 
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 FORM D. 
 
 SlB, 
 
 It is my duty to acquaint you, that by a determination of the 
 Canadian Institute, pursuant to Regulation number 8, section iii, you 
 are no longer a member of that body. 
 
 I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, 
 
 , Secretary. 
 
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