Journal of the American Geographical Society of New York, Volume 5

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Page 5 - I have compared the preceding with the original law on file in this office, and do hereby certify that the same is a correct transcript therefrom, and of the whole of said original law.
Page 53 - The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, Make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted, And every mountain and hill shall be made low: And the crooked shall be made straight, And the rough places plain: And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, And all flesh shall see it together: For the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
Page 2 - Society," for the purpose of collecting and diffusing geographical and statistical information. § 2. For the purposes aforesaid, the said Society shall possess the general powers and privileges, and be subject to the general liabilities, contained in the third title of the eighteenth chapter of the first part of the Revised Statutes, so far as the same may be applicable, and may not have been modified or repealed...
Page 143 - For these reasons and because " there does not exist in the libraries of the world the means of determining, even approximately, the most practicable route for a ship canal across the isthmus," he recommends the further investigation of the subject in this region.
Page 6 - Corresponding members shall be chosen from those who have aided the advancement of geography or statistics. 4. Ex-officio members shall be foreign diplomatic representatives and consuls resident in the United States ; and United States diplomatic representatives and consuls in foreign countries. 5. Fellows and corresponding and honorary members shall be elected as follows : All nominations of candidates shall be openly made in writing at a meeting of the Society, or the Council, by a member thereof,...
Page 4 - Bradley; read twice, and referred to the Committee on Literature; reported favorably from said committee, and committed to the Committee of the Whole. CHAP. 373 AN ACT in relation to The American Geographical and Statistical Society. PASSED April 8.
Page 11 - Society, and attend the same. He shall keep fair and accurate records of all the proceedings and orders of the Society, and...
Page 10 - VicePresidents, or, in their absence, a Chairman pro tempore, shall preside at all meetings of the Society, and shall have a casting vote. He shall preserve order, and shall decide all questions of order, subject to an appeal to the Society.
Page 10 - The President, or (in his absence) one of the Vice-Presidents, or (in the absence of all of them) one of the members shall preside at all meetings of the Association. The President shall be ex officio a member of the Executive Committee.
Page 12 - ... account of his receipts and disbursements for account of the Society during the past year ; and which annual account, duly audited, he shall present, with his general report, to the Society at its annual meeting. . CHAPTER XIV. COUNCIL. 1. The Council shall have the management and control of the affairs, property and funds of the Society, and shall designate an incorporated bank in the city of New York where the said funds shall, from time to time as they accrue, be deposited by the treasurer....

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