10URNAL OF THE COUNTY DONEGAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY OBJECTS OF THE so·CHETY t. The study and preservation of County Donegar history and antiquities. 2. The preparation and presentation·of statistical surveys of the County wtth a view to publicising past, present and future problems of social, economic or topographical interest. · · 3. The arranging of excursions to places of historical or statistical interest aud the delivery and ·publication of lectures thereon. 4. The production of an annual bilingual publication styled "The Journal of the County Donegal Historical Society." 5. The establishing of County Archives. 6. The focussing of attention on the ·desirability of a County Repository where objects of archaeological, historical, or cultural value would be sutt~bly housed and displayed. · RULES OF THE SOCIETY 1. ·~he Society shall be governed by a Council consisting of a President, four Vice-Presidents, an Honorary Secretary, an· Honorary Treasurer and 1,lOt more than twenty-four other Members, to be elected at the Annual General Meeting. 2. The Council shall have power to fill any vacancy until the following Annual Meeting. 3. The Annual Subscription shall be 10/6 and shall be due on each January lst. 4. Members shall b~ entitled to receive the Journal of the Society free but it shall not be supplied to any Member whose subscription is in arrear for more than three months. 5. Each Member shall be entitled to introduce visitors to the lect.ures, ordinary meetings and excursions of the Society. 6. .The General Rules applicable to Irish Historical Societies shall be . also observed by this Society. 7. Lectures and P~ers connected with the objects of the Society may after"". wards be printed in the Journal of the Society accortiing ~o the discretion of the Council. It is to be distinctly understood that the Council will not hold t~emselves responsible for statements and o~lnions contained in Pa_pers printed in the Journal. · Papers on Local, Historical, Antiquarian, Statistical and Literary subjects, Notes and Queries, the Loan of Manuscripts, Scarce Books, etc., should be addressed to either of the Honorary Secretaries. We have already begun to compile a bibl~ogr~phy (books, pamphlets and MSS) of the county, and amembers are invited to co-operate with us in making this section of the Journal as comprehensive· as possible. MEMBERSHIP OF THE SOCIETY IS OPEN TO EVERY PERSON INTERIBTED IN COVNTY DO~EGAL 83
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