34 PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY 



Five Iiundred and twelfth meeting. 



September 9, 1862. — Adjourned Stated Meeting. 



The President in the chair. 



The Corresponding Secretary read a letter from the Libra- 

 rian of the Royal Irish Academy, in reference to the disposi- 

 tion to be made of certain duplicate volumes of the Transac- 

 tions of that Academy which have been found in the Ameri- 

 can Academy's library. 



The President, as Chairman of the Committee on the Ad- 

 ministration of the Rumford Fund, reported back the amend- 

 ments to the Statutes and Standing Votes, which were again 

 referred to them at the last meeting, with the following pro- 

 posed additions : — 



To the Statute, Chapter III., vSection 3, it is proposed to add, " which 

 are not chosen by ballot." The Statute, with this addition and a shght 

 verbal change, will read : 



The President, or in Ms absence the next officer as above enumerated, 

 shall nominate members to serve on all the Committees of the Academy 

 which are not chosen by ballot. 



In Chapter IV., Section 1, strike out " upon nomination of the 

 President," when the section will read : 



At the Annual Meeting there shall be chosen the following Standing 

 Committees, to serve for the year ensuing, viz. 



Section 2 of the same chapter, which now reads, — " The Committee 

 of Finance, to consist of the President, Treasurer, and one Fellow, 

 who shall recommend to the Academy, from time to time, any meas- 

 ures that they may think ought to be adopted concerning the disposi- 

 tion and management of the funds and trusts of the Academy, includ- 

 ing all questions of appropriations and expenditures," — to be amended 

 so as to read : 



The Committee of Finance, to consist of the President, Treasurer, 

 and one Fellow chosen by ballot, who shall have charge of the investment 

 and management of the funds and trusts of the Academy. Tlie annual 

 and any other appropriations from the general and publication funds 

 shall be moved by this Committee. 



