Minutes of a Committee for the Revision of the Statutes of the Royal Society Present at the meetring: the President in the chair; Mr Brande; Mr Combe; Mr Gilbert; Mr Moore; Mr Murdoch; Dr Wollaston; Dr Young Minutes of the last meeting were read The Committee revised Chapter X of the Statutes; 1. Title revised 2. Section III to be omitted 3. Substitution for Section IV ' The appointment of a person or persons to the Office of Assistant Secretary, Librarian and Housekeeper shall be by the Council, to whom the Officer or Officers so appointed shall give Security at the discretion of the Council, and he or they shall reside in the Society's house ' 4. For Clerk substitute Assistant Secretary 5. Section I paage 34 6. Section I page 35 7. Section IV page 37 line 3 17 April 1823