BY-LAWS. 



SECTION III. — SECRETARY. 



1. The Secretary shall he the recording, corresponding, financial, auditing, 

 and accounting officer of this Society. 



2. He shall attend all meetings of this Society and Executive Board, and 

 shall keep an accurate and faithful record of the proceedings. He shall sign 

 all certificates of membership, all awarded diplomas, and have charge of the 

 Society's hooks and papers, and any other property given into his care by the 

 Society, and shall be responsible for the same. 



3. He shall also be custodian of the seal of the Society, and affix the same to 

 all important documents. 



4. He shall seek by every praiseworthy means to have the meetings of the 

 Society announced in a public manner throughout the State, and shall use every 

 endeavor to have the important proceedings of the Society, as well as the promi- 

 nent papers, read before the meetings, published, and thus placed in the hands 

 of all the interested inhabitants of the State. 



5. It shall be his duty each year to prepare for publication the annual report, 

 the same to contain the exact proceedings of the Society, and such other mat- 

 ter as shall be deemed proper by the Secretary, in conjunction with an advisory 

 committee from the Executive Board. 



SECTION IV. — TREASURER. 



AVitli the Treasurer shall be deposited all of the funds of the Society, and it 

 shall be his duty to keep an accurate account of the income and disbursements 

 of the Society, and shall be prepared to report the condition of the Society's 

 finances, when called upon to do so by the Society or Executive Board. 



SECTION V, — EXECUTIVE BOARD. 



1. The Executive Board shall be the judicial body of the Society, and shall 

 enact all laws, rules, and regulations for the government of the Association, 

 shall have full charge of the annual exposition, and shall fix the salaries of the 

 officers. 



2. The Board shall have power to displace any officer for neglected duty or 

 abuse of position, and shall fill all vacancies by appointment. This Board shall 

 have four regular meetings during the year, the times and places for the same 

 to be settled by themselves. Other meetings may be called by the President,. 

 or a majority of the members of the Board. 



3. This body shall consider it their duty to look after the general welfare of 

 the Society; devise new methods of improvement; keep the Society upon a 

 sound financial basis, and provide for every necessity as it shall arise. 



4. All measures of importance shall be submitted to this Board, but may be 

 referred back to the Society for final decision. 



5. The Executive Board shall make out a report through the Secretary for 

 each meeting of the Society following the regular or special meeetings of the 

 Board. 



6. The election of the Executive Board ehall be arranged as follows : Two 

 members shall be elected for one year, two members for two years, and two 

 members for three years, at the next annual election ; after which two members 

 shall be elected annually, the term of office being three years. 



