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ARTICLE IV: Officers. 



1. The officers of the Academy shall consist of a President, a \'ice Presi- 

 dent of each section that may be organized, a Secretary and a Treasurer. 



These officers and all past presidents shall constitute an Executive Com- 

 mittee, which shall be called the Council. 



2. The President shall discharge the usual duties of a presiding officer at 

 all meetings of the Academy, and of the Council. He shall take cognizance 

 of the acts of the Academy and of its officers, delegates of affiliated societies^ 

 containing a sufficient number of members of fhe Academy, as provided in 

 Article III, and cause the provisions of the constitution and By-Laws to be 

 faithfully carried into effect. He shall also give an address to the Academy 

 at the closing meeting of the year for which he is elected. 



3. The duties of the President in case of his absence or disability shall be 

 assumed by one of the Vice Presidents who shall be designated by the Council. 



The Vice Presidents shall l)e chairmen of their respective sections. 

 They shall encourage and direct research in the special branches of science 

 included within the Sections over which they preside. 



4. The Secretary shall keep the records of the proceedings of the Academy 

 and a complete list of the members, with the dates of their election and dis- 

 connection with the Academy. He shall also be the Secretary of the Council. 



The Secretary shall co-operate with the President in attending to the 

 ordinary affairs of the Society. He shall attend to the preparations, printing 

 and mailing of circulars, blanks and notifications of elections and meetings. 

 He shall superintend other printing ordered by the Academy, or by the 

 President, and shall have charge of its distribution under the direction of 

 the Council. 



The Secretary, unless other provision be made, shall also act as Editor of 

 the publications of the Academy and as Librarian and Custodian of property. 



5. The Treasurer shall have the custody of all funds of the Academy. 

 He shall keep an account of receipts and disbursements in detail, and this 

 account shall be audited as hereinafter provided. 



6. The Academy may elect an Editor to supervise all matters connected 

 with the publication of the transactions of the Academy, under the direction 

 of the Council, and to perform the duties of Librarian until such time as the 

 Academy shall make that an independent office. 



7. The Council is clothed with executive authority, and with the legisla- 

 tive powers of the Academy in the intervals between the latter's meetings; 

 but no extraordinary act of the Council shall remain in force beyond the next 

 following stated meeting, without ratification by the Academy. The Council 

 shall have control of the publications of the Academy, under the provisions 

 of the By-Laws and of the resolutions from time to time adopted. It shall 

 receive nominations for members, and on approval, shall submit such nomi- 

 nations to the Academy for action. It shall have power to fill vacancies 

 ad interim, in any of the offices of the Academy. 



8. Terms of Office. The President, Vice President, Secretary, Treas- 

 urer and Editor shall be elected annually, and be eligible to re-election with 

 out Hmitafion. Delegates shall remain members of the Council as long as 

 quahfied, according to Article III. 



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