Author: Scottish Geographical Society

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-07-23

Total Pages: 751

ISBN-13: 9781330301784

Excerpt from Scottish Geographical Magazine, 1899, Vol. 15 It is provided by Chapter I. § IV. of the Constitution and laws of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, that- "The Ordinary Members shall be those who are approved by the Council, and who pay the ordinary annual subscription, or a composition for life-membership." The Annual Subscription is One Guinea, and is payable in advance at the commencement of each Session. A single Contribution of Ten Guineas constitutes Life-Membership. Ladies are admitted as Members. The Official Year, or Session, of the Society is from November 1st to October 31st New Members are required to pay the Subscription for the Session in which they join the Society, at whatever period, and they are entitled to receive the ordinary publications of that Session. Resignations, to take effect, must be lodged with the Secretary before the commencement of a new Session. The privileges of Membership include admission (with one Guest) to the Ordinary monthly Meetings of the Society, and the use of the Library and Map-Room. Non-resident Members may borrow books from the Library, but they must defray the cost of transit both ways. Each Member is entitled to receive, free by post, the Scottish Geographical Magazine, which is published monthly by the Society. Branches of the Society have been established in Glasgow, Dundee, and Aberdeen, where periodical Meetings are held. 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.