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Museum, the Hon. Secretary, and five other members of the
Council, all of whom shall be elected annually, and shall be
eligible for re-election by the Council. The present Committee
shall consist of:—
Mr. F. W. Rudler, I.S.O., F.G.S. (President).
Mr. John Avery. Mr. I. Chalkley Gould.
„ F. J. Brand. Professor Meldola, F.R.S.
„ A. E. Briscoe, B.Sc. Mr. W. C. Waller, F.S.A.
„ W. Cole, F.L.S. „ Horace Wilmer, F.R.P.S.
Mr. Victor Taylor (Hon. Secretary).
(6.) Prints must be made by Carbon, Platinum, or other
permanent process, and be forwarded unmounted to the Essex
Museum, accompanied by full particulars.
Whole plate (81/2 x 61/2) and half plate (61/2 x 43/4) shall be the
standard sizes for prints, but prints or negatives of a smaller
size may be accepted. They should be sent to the Hon.
Secretary of the Survey at the Museum, and, when approved by
the Committee of Selection, will be mounted and labelled, and
deposited in the permanent collection. Engravings, paintings,
sketches, maps, plans, and documents are also solicited.
(7.) The copyright of a photograph shall remain the property
of the owner of the negative, unless otherwise agreed.
(8.) The Society shall consist of members contributing not less
than 2s. 6d. per annum ; subscribers of not less than 10s. 6d. per
annum shall be eligible for election as Vice-Presidents. These
contributions, and any other subscriptions or donations, shall be
carried to a fund for Secretarial and other expenses. New
Members shall be admitted by the Council at their discretion, on
the proposal of at least one Member.
(9.) The expenses of mounting, arranging, cataloguing, and
generally of conserving the photographs and other objects will
be defrayed by the Museum, and by any outside contributions
available after payment of expenses referred to in Rule 8.
(10.) The Council shall meet in June and December; the
Meetings of the special Committee of Selection and Advice shall
be held not less than four times a year ; or when called by the
Secretary. At Meetings of the Council five shall form a
quorum; and in the case of the Committee of Selection, three
shall form a quorum.
(11.) An Annual Meeting of the Members of the Society shall
be held in some convenient place in Essex or in London, at
which a report of the work done shall be given, and the
assistance of the donors and workers acknowledged. If possible,
an Exhibition of the photographs and other objects shall be held
at least once a year.