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2. Vice-PresidenU. In the absence of the President, the senior Vice- 

 President, in order of Fellowship, shall act as the presiding officer. 



3. Corresponding Secretary. The Corresponding Secretary shall keep 

 a corrected hst of the Honorary and Corresponding Members, their titles 

 and addresses, and shall conduct all correspondence with them. He shall 

 make a report at the Annual Meeting. 



4. Recording Secretary. The Recording Secretary shall keep the 

 minutes of the Academy proceedings ; he shall have charge of all documents 

 belonging to the Academy, and of its corporate seal, which he shall affix and 

 attest as directed by the Council ; he shall keep a corrected list of the Active 

 Members and Fellows, and shall send them announcements of the meetings 

 of the Academy; he shall notify all Members and Fellows of their election, 

 and committees of their appointment; he shall give notice to the Treasurer 

 and to the Council of matters requiring their action, and shall bring before 

 the Academy business presented by the Council. He shall make a report at 

 the Annual Meeting. 



5. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have charge, under the direction 

 of the Council, of all moneys belonging to the Academy, and of their invest- 

 ment. He shall receive all fees, dues and contributions to the Academy, 

 and any income that may accrue from property or investment; he shall report 

 to the Council at its last meeting before the Annual Meeting the names of 

 members in arrears; he shall keep the property of the Academy insured, 

 and shall pay all debts against the Academy the discharge of which shall be 

 ordered by the Council. He shall report to the Council from time to time 

 the state of the finances, and at the Annual Meeting shall report to the 

 Academy the receipts and expenditures for the entire year. 



6. Librarian. The Librarian shall have charge of the library, under 

 the general direction of the Library Committee of the Council, and shall 

 conduct all correspondence respecting exchanges of the Academy, He 

 shall make a report on the condition of the library at the Annual Meeting. 



7. Editor. The editor shall have charge of the publications of the 

 Academy, under the general direction of the Publication Committee of the 

 Council. He shall make a report on the condition of the publications at the 

 Annual Meeting. 



Chapter H. 



COUNCIL. 



1. Meetings. The Council shall meet once a month, or at the call of 

 the President. It shall have general charge of the affairs of the Academy. 



2. Quorum. Five members of the Council shall constitute a quorum. 



