Excerpt from Act of Incorporation, Constitution, by-Laws, Executive Committee and List of Members of the Metropolitan Club, Montreal: Revised to 1st January, 1894 Art 19. Members whose dues are all paid may resign, by giving notice in writing to the Committee. Any member who withdraws, resigns, or is expelled, shall cease to be a member, and shall forfeit all right or claim to or on the Club funds or property, all pay ments that he has made reverting to the general benefit of the Club. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Excerpt from Act of Incorporation, Constitution, by-Laws, and Lists of Officers and Members of the Chicago Academy of Sciences, 1865: With a Historical Sketch of the Association, and Reports on the Museum and Library Whereas, An Association has heretofore been formed in the City of Chicago, called The Chicago Academy of Sciences, the object of which is the increase and diffusion of scientific knowledge, by a museum, a library, by the read ing and publication of original papers, and by such other suitable methods as shall from time to time be adopted, Now therefore, in order to encourage and promote the above-declared objects of the said Association. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.