Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-05-21
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.

BY act of Congress, approved August TO- l846 the
PRESIDENT and VICE PREsIDEsr rHE UNITED STATES
the SECRETARY STATE, the SECRETARY OF THE TREA
suRY, the SECRETARY OF WAR, the SEcRErAnY or THE
NAVY the POSTMASTER GENERAL, the ATTORNEY GENERAL
the CHIEF JUSTICE, the COMMISSIONER OF the PATENT
OFFICE of the United States and the MAYOR THE Cry
WAsHMoroS during the time for which they shall hold
their respective Offices and such other persons as they
may elect honorary members, are constituted " an Is
a6lishent by he Of the Smithsonian Instition for
The increase and diffusion Of knowledge among men," The
members and honorary members of this Establishment are
to hold such stated and special meetings for the super
vision Of the affairs Of said Institution and the advice
and instruction ofhe Board Regents whom the nan-
cal and other business entrusted These meetings are
to be called 10 the provided for in the bylaws Of
said In ttut5n which the President and in his abb
the Vice President of the United States shall pre-
side.
The Institution Establishment held meeting on the
1s of August 1849 which President TAYLOR presided
this meeting the following gentlemen were elected homo
rary members, viz
Hon. ALBERT GALLATIS, of New York
DIR. BENJAMIN SIILmAN, of Connecticut
Or, RoBERT HARE, of Philadelphia.
WASHINGTON IRVING of New York.
committee also appointed to draught a set of
for the government of the future meetings of the
Institution The death Of the President however and
the subsequent designations prevented the performance
of this duty by the committee.
President PIERCE directed the call of another meeting
for the 3D. Of May in the session hall of the Smithsonian
building at IL O'Clock NJ but less than half the num-
Der Of members being present the meeting after recev
ing an nt from the Secretary of the organization and
operationsbf the Institution adjourned to meet on the
! 17th instant
The adjourned meeting of the as
y held Tuesday the 17h in the session hall of the
Smithsonian building, at IL o'clock A. NJ
Present, FRANKLIN PIERCE President of the United
States, exofcio President of the Smithsonian Institution
WILLIAM L. MARCY, Secretary of State
\ JAMES GUTHRIE Secretary Of the Treasury
| JEFFERSON DAVIS, Secretary of War.
| JAMES c. DoBBIN, Secretary of the Navy.
JAMES CAMPBELL Postmaster General
| CALEB CUSHING, Attorney General
CHARLES MASON, Commissioner of Patents
JOHN W. MAURY, Mayor Of Washington.
JOSEPH HENRY, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
The PRESIDENT took the chair and the minutes Of the
previous meeting read.
On motion the PRESIDENT appointed committee of
frye to draught code of bylaws. The committee con-
sisted Of the following persons Messrs. CUSHING DOB
| BIN, MAuRY, DAVIS, and the SECRETARY
Thecommttee after deberation reported through their
chairman, Mr. CUSHING, the following the Bylaws of
the Smithsonian Institution.
l. stated annual meeting of the statute and other
members of the Institution shall be held in the hall of
the Institution in Washington the first Tuesday in
May. Adjourned meetings may be held at such place
and time the members of the Institution meet
ing shall order Special meetings will be convened by
the direction of the President of the United States
2 Notice of all meetings Of the Institution, whether
stated adjourned special shall be given by the Secre
tary in writing addressed to each member.
g. The votes and proceedings of the Institution, with
the of the members present at each meeting shall
be 'rded, and at the opening of every meeting the
journal of the preceding meeting shall be read by the
Secretary
A. quorum of not less than six Of the statute mem
ber shall be requisite for the transaction of any business
adournng obtaining the attendance members
g. The Secretary shall, at the stated annual meetings
make general statement Of the condition and affairs of
the Institution during the past year.
g. Honorary members not exceeding one in each year.
shall be elected by ballot and by unanimous vos of the
statute members: Prode That person shall be chosen
without having been nominated at previous meeting of
! the Institution
4 The rules of parliamentary proceedings received
and practsed in the Senate of the United States shall
are not inconsistent with the foregoing by laws.
On motion, the report of the committee was adopted
The Secretary presented the organization
and operations Of the Institution relative to the reception
and publication of memoirs researches the formation of
catalogues of libraries the accounts with the state Of the
funds, and the policy with regard the formation Of
collections, &c.
| On motion of Mr.. DAVIS, nominations were then re-
ceved for the appointment Of honorary Of the
Institution, to be made at a succeeding meeting.
| The meeting then adjourned to the first Monday in
June, at IL o'clock A. NJ.