LAWS OF THE SOCIETY. 



latt<T, eacS Member shall write the names of those whom he 

 desires to fill the several Offices, and shall deliver it, folded 

 up, to the Chairman. The Chairman shall appoint two 

 Scrutineers to examine the ballotinoj papers, and those Mem- 

 bers who have the greatest number of votes for the respective 

 Offices, shall be thereby elected to till them. The Chairman 

 shall announce the result of the Election to the Meeting, 

 which shall then proceed in like manner to the Election of 

 the new Members of the Council. 



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V. The President, Vice-Presidents, Treasurer,- and Secre- 

 taries, shall be ex-officio Members of the Council. 



VI. The Council shall meet at One o'clock on the Mon- 

 day preceding each monthly Meeting; and oftener, if occasion 

 shall require, on a summons issued not later than the preceding 

 day, by two Officers of the Society. The presence of Five 

 Members shall constitute a meeting of the Council. 



Ex-officio 

 Members of the 

 Council. 



Meetings of the 

 Council. 



VII. The Chair shall be taken in the Council, in the same 

 order as at the General Meetings. 



VIII. Questions proposed in the Council,shall be decided 

 by the majority of votes ; and if the votes are equal, the 

 Chairman shall have a second, or casting vote. 



IX. The Council shall appoint Curators, who, with the Curators. 

 President and Secretaries, shall have the superintendance of 



the several departments of the Museum, and of the Library, 

 and shall prepare Catalogues of the same. 



X. Previous to the Annual Meeting, the Curators shall 

 make a Report to the Council, of the additions made in the 

 course of the year to their respective departments. 



Reports. 



XI. The Treasurer shall make a quarterly Report to the 

 Council, of the state of the Society's Funds. 



