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exhibit their respective performances at the animal celebration. and 'Oraton to be chosen by each division, the Poet and Writer of literary conference shall be chosen by the General Society.
Sec 3rd There shall be two meetings of the General Society in each year the first on the last Wednesday in Oct. the Second on the the (amended see p. 10.) Wednesday in April, at which times a pulic debate shall be conducted by six individuals, chosen 's from each division, two from each of the threee upper classes. See page 10. Amended. R.E.
Sec 4th No disputant shall speak more than twice, or longer than twelve minutes at a time; after the disputants have finished, the questions shall be proposed for further discussion by the Honaray Members only.
Chap 5th Of the Powers of the Society. Sec 1st The Society shall have power to grant petitions, pay bills a resolution impeach its officers by means of the Judical Co and punish its members by fines, admonition or expulsion.
Sec 2nd No petition shall be granted, Bill or Resolutation passed without the concurrence of a majority of the two divisions of the
Sec 3rd No Honary Member shall be expelled, nor [illegible] or repealed, nor any bindings of the Soc. transacted without concurrence of a majority of the members then resident in Middlebury for Sec 4 and 5. [illegible end of Constitution. Page 10
Chapter 6th of the Library Sec 1st Each member shall be entitled to the use of two books only at a time, which shall be returned to the Library
and two cents per day until returned [strikethrough: for the first days delay in two for the second and so on increasing in an arithemetical ratio] provided however that the fine on any single book shall never exceed twice the value of that book.
Sec 2nd No member of the society shall take down or push up any book in the Libary on penalty of 12 1/2 cents; but shall receive them from and return them to the Librarian or to some person whom he shall appoint.
Sec 3rd If any member shall materially damage or lose any Volume or Volumes, he shall take the book or books or the whole set and return any of the same kind to the Library, or pay their value in money to the Society.
Sec 4th No member shall be allowed to take our books on another's account without a written order from him to the librarian.
Sec 5th. No member shall be allowed to cram books from the library who is in debted to the Soc. and shall have received three weeks notices of the same.
Sec 6th All books shall be returned to the library on the Saturday preceeding the annual election of officers of the Soc. on penalty of twenty five cents for each book.
Sec 7th The Librarian shall be furnished with a room at the expense of the Soc. amended See [strikethrough: the end of this const] page 10.
Sec 8th The librarian shall give a receipt of all the books of the library to the Presidential Com. to whom he shall be accountable for the same.
Sec 9th The Library shall be opened on the same days and at the same hour of the day with the College library as
Preamble - Whereas by an act of incorporation passed by the General Assembly of the State of vermont Nov 1822 Julian G Buel, Lyman Gilbert, Chancey W Fitch their associates and successors. Member of Middlebury College are constituted a body politic and corporate for the purposes of promoting usefly knowledge and of establishing, enlarging and practicing a permanent Library in Middlebury College to be known and distinguished by the name of the Corporation of the Philomathesian Society: therefore we the undersigned, to promote those objects do agree to abide by the following Constitution Chapter 1st - Sec 1st - This Society shall be Known by the Name of the Corporation of the Philomathesian Society and consist of two divisions which shall be denominated the first and second divisions of the Corporation of the Philomathesian Society - Each division shall have the power of governing itself by its own laws, provided however that none of their regulations shall violate or interfere with the common and laws of the Philomathesian Society. Each division shall have the power of expelling its own members, which expulsion shall be considered expulsion from the common Society.
