THE ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE was established on the 6th day of February, 1813; when the purport of its Institution was declared to be "Inquiry into Antiquities in general, but especially into those of the North of England, and of the Counties of Northumberland, Cumberland, and Durham, in particular;" the following Code of Statutes was adopted for the regulation of the Society; and the Officers for the year nominated. CODE OF STATUTES. 1. The Society shall consist of Ordinary, Corresponding, and Honorary Members. The number of Ordinary Members limited to one hundred; the number of Corresponding and Honorary Members unlimited. The candidates for admission as Ordinary Members shall be proposed at a regular meeting by at least three Members, and balloted for at the next succeeding meeting; three-fourths of the Members present to confirm the admission of the candidate. The election of Corresponding and Honorary Members shall be subject to the same regulations as the election of Ordinary Members, excepting that they may be balloted for the same meeting at which they are proposed. Twelve Members to form a constitution. II. Persons residing within the town and county of Newcastle upon Tyne, the counties of Northumberland, Durham, or Cumberland, shall not be eligible as Corresponding Members. III. The Officers of the Society to consist of a Patron, one President, three Vice-Presidents, two Secretaries, one Treasurer, and a Council of six. The office of patron to continue for life; the other Officer's to be annually elected, out of the class of Ordinary Members, by written lists, to be delivered by the Members in person at the Anniversary Meeting. These officers to have charge of the property of the Society, and any five to be competent to act. |