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(12.) The public shall be permitted to inspect the collections
under such rules and regulations as may be drawn up by the
Council and by the Curator of the Museum, subject to the rules
laid down for the opening of the Museum.
(13.) Subscriptions shall be due and payable on 1st January
in each year, and upon admission as a Member.
(14.) Alterations of these rules shall be made only at an
Annual Meeting or Special General Meeting.
(15.) The Committee may make and alter such By-laws and
Regulations not inconsistent with the rules, as they from time to
time shall think necessary.
BY-LAWS.
Conditions as to the Acceptance of Photographs, &c.
(1.) Prints should be made by Carbon, Platinotype, or
other permanent process, and forwarded unmounted to the Hon.
Secretary at the Essex Museum.
(2.) Such prints must be accompanied by descriptive
Schedules, giving information as to the object photographed,
the date on which the negative was taken, the process used for
printing, and the name and address of the photographer. These
Schedules may be obtained from the Hon. Secretary on applica-
tion.
(3.) Although whole plate (81/2 by 61/2) and half plate (61/2 by
43/4) are the standard sizes for prints, smaller prints may be sent
in for inspection, and will, if approved, be retained. Hand
camera negatives may be accepted if suitable for enlargement.
(4.) Suitable engravings, sketches, paintings, maps, plans and
documents are also solicited.
(5.) In sending unmounted photographs, prints, or drawings,
care should be taken to protect them by enclosure between very
stout pieces of cardboard, cut slightly larger than the print and
perfectly flat ; or in rigid cardboard cylinders.
(6.) When making negatives, some object, the length or
height of which (as specified in the Schedule) will show
proportionate scale, should be included in the photograph.
(7.) Enlargements from negatives lent shall remain the pro-
perty of the Society. Reasonable care will be exercised, but the
Society will not be responsible for any damage to the negatives.
(8.) Members and others who are willing to undertake the
survey and record of their own or special districts should
communicate with the Hon. Secretary, as it is desirable to avoid
unnecessary duplication in the work of the Survey.