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Laws of the Society

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2014

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The Royal Society of Edinburgh, which was instituted by Royal Charter in 1783 for the promotion of Science and Literature, shall consist of Ordinary Fellows (hereinafter to be termed Fellows) and Honorary Fellows. The number of Honorary Fellows shall not exceed fifty-six, of whom not more than twenty may be British subjects, and not more than thirty-six subjects of Foreign States.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh , Volume 40 , 1921 , pp. 253 - 259
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1920

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page 254 note * The following is an extract from the previous law affecting Annual Subscribers elected prior to December 1916:— “ Every Ordinary Fellow, within three months after his election, shall pay Two Guineas as the fee of admission, and Three Guineas as his contribution for the Session in which he has been elected; and annually at the commencement of every Session, Three Guineas into the hands of the Treasurer. This annual contribution shall continue for ten years after his admission, and it shall be limited to Two Guineas for fifteen years thereafter.”

page 257 note * The Biological group includes Anatomy, Anthropology, Botany, Geology, Pathology, Physiology, Zoology; the Physical group includes Astronomy, Chemistry, Mathematics, Metallurgy, Meteorology, Physics.