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7th. He shall be the custodian of the seal of the society, and shall have 

 authority to affix the same to documents when needful. 



8th. He shall seek by all suitable means to secure the fullest announce- 

 ment of the meetings of the society in this state, as well as in adjacent 

 states, when such shall be found desirable. 



9th. He shall, so far as practicable, cause the transactions of the society, 

 together with such valuable or interesting papers as shall be read at its 

 sessions, to be properly published, and thus placed within reach of the 

 state. 



10th. It shall also be his duty, yearly, to prepare for publication the 

 annual report of the society, together with such other matter as he shall 

 deem proper — he being aided in the selection of such matter by an 

 advisory committee of the executive board. 



IV. — THE TREASURER. 



1st. All the funds of the society shall be paid into the hands of the 

 treasurer. 



2d. He shall disburse the moneys of the society that shall come into 

 his hands only upon the order of the secretary, countersigned by the 

 president. 



3d. He shall keep the moneys received by the society for life member- 

 ships as a distinct fund, and shall invest the same under the advice and 

 direction of the executive board, applying only the interest accruing 

 thereon to the purposes of the general fund. 



4th. Immediately upon assuming his office, and before entering upon 

 its duties, he shall execute to the society an official bond with sufficient 

 sureties, conditioned for the safe keeping and disbursement of the moneys 

 of the society, and for the proper discharge of the further duties of his 

 office, in such sum as shall be specified by the executive board. Such 

 bond shall receive the approval of the president and shall be deposited 

 with the secretary. 



5th. He shall, at the close of each year, report to the executive board 

 the amount of money that shall have come into his hands during the year, 

 the sources from which it has been derived, and the disposition made of 

 the same. 



V. — THE LIBRARIAN. 



1st. The librarian shall have the custody of the library of the society. 

 He shall be appointed by the executive board, and may be displaced at its 

 pleasure. 



2d. He shall act jointly with the secretary in the care and arrangement 

 of the same, and in the reception, custody, and disposal of the volumes of 

 the transactions annually supplied to the society by the state. 



3d. He shall have the custody of the rooms assigned to the society at 

 the state capitol, together with such books and other propert}' as the 

 society or the board shall direct to be deposited therein. 



4th. He shall report annually, at the close of the year, to the executive 

 board the amount and condition of the property in his hands. 



