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respective claimants. He shall be ex officio Librarian ; shall keep the 

 seal, and all the ^ihites, dies, engravings, etc., belonging to the society, 

 and shall cause to be struck therefrom such medals and impressions as 

 may from time to time be required. He shall have charge of all speci- 

 mens, models, plants, seeds, books, etc., and arrange, prepare, or dis- 

 tribute the same, under the direction of the Board. He shall prepare 

 all reports to be made by the Board to the society, and all reports to be 

 made by the society to the State. He shall receive all moneys due or 

 payable to the society, and pay the same to the Treasurer, taking his 

 receipt therefor; shall hold all bonds filed by officers of the society for 

 the faithful performance of their duty, and all vouchers for every class 

 of expenditure. He shall countersign all drafts ordered by the Board, 

 and all certificates of annual and life membership, and keep an account 

 of the same, in a separate book, as they are issued, and shall, in Decem- 

 ber of each year, prepare a tabular statement of the receipts and expendi- 

 tures of the society, according to the law incorporating the same; for 

 which services he shall receive such compensation as the Board shall 

 decide to pa}'. 



Sec. 4. Duties of tlie Treamrer. — The Treasurer shall receipt for all 

 funds at the hands of. the Secretarj^, and shall disburse the same only on 

 the order of the Board, attested by the President and the Secretary. 

 He shall also hold in trust all certificates of stock, bonds, notes, deeds, 

 or other evidence of debt or possession, belonging to the society, and 

 shall transfer, invest, or dispose of the same, only by direction of the 

 society, or by a written order of the Board. He shall, within ten da3^s 

 after his election, file with the Secretarj' a bond for the faithful perform- 

 ance of his duties ; said bond to be approved by the Board, and to be in 

 a sum equal to twi.ce the combined amounts of the funds on hand and 

 the estiuiated revenue for the 3'ear, and shall, at the annual meeting, 

 make to the society a detailed report of all his doings, for which 

 services ho shall receive such compensation as the Board shall from time 

 to time decide to pay. 



Sec. T). Duties of \he Board. — The Board of Managers shall have the 

 general and financial management of all the affairs of the society in the 

 interim of annual meetings. It shall fill all vacancies occurring between 

 elections, and shall make the necessary preparations and arrangements 

 for all meetings, fairs, exhibitions, etc. The Board shall also have power 

 to make its own bj^-laws, (not inconsistent with this Constitution,) and 

 arrange the time and place of its own meeting. 



ARTICLE V. — STANDING COMMITTEES. 



Section 1. Committee of Finance. — The Committee of Finance shall 

 consist of three, (the President and Secretary being two,) whose dutj^ 

 it shall be to audit the Treasurer's account, to examine and approve all 

 bills before thcj^ are paid, to have a general supervision of the finances 

 of the society, and to report their doin.gs in full to the Board, whenever 

 called on so to do. 



Sec. 2. Lihranj Committee. — The Library Committee shall consist of 

 three, (the Secretary being one,) whose duty it shall be to have the gen- 

 eral supervision of the library and cabinet, to make all necessary rules 

 and regulations for the government of the same, (said rules and regula- 

 tions being subject to the appi'oval of the Board,) to suggest such means 

 for the safe keeping and enlargement of both the library and cabinet as 

 they may deem expedient, and to make a full report of their doings, 



