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Sec. 2. The President shall discharge the usual duliesofa presiding officer 

 at all meetings of the Society and of the < louncil. He shall take cognizance 

 of the acts of the Society and of its officers, and cause the provisions of the 

 Constitution and By-Laws to be faithfully carried into effect. 



Sec. 3. The First Vice-President -hall assume the duties of President in 

 case of the absence or disability of the Latter, The Second Vice-President 

 -hall assume the duties of President in case of the absence or disability of 

 l.uth the Presidenl and First Vice-President. 



Sec. 1. The Secretary -hall keep the records of the proceedings of the 

 Society, and a complete list of the Fellows, with the date- of their flection 

 and disconnection with the Society. lie shall also he the Secretary of the 



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The Secretary shall eo-operate with the President in attention to the 

 ordinary affairs of the Society. He shall attend to the preparation, print- 

 ing, and mailing of circulars, blanks, and notifications of elections and 

 meetings. He shall superintend other printing ordered by the Society or 

 by the President, and shall have charge of its distribution under the direc- 

 tion of the Council. 



The Secretary, unless other provision he made, shall also act a- Editor of 

 the publications of the Society, and as Librarian and Custodian id' the prop- 

 erty. 



Si c. 5. The Treasurer shall have the custody of all funds of the Society. 

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

 -hull he audited a- hereinafter provided. 



Sec. 6. The Society may elect an Editor, to supervise all matters con- 

 nected with the publication of the transactions of the Society under the direc- 

 tion id' th<' Council, ami to perform the duties of Librarian until such time 

 as, in tl pit don of the Council, the Society should make that an independ- 

 ent office. 



Sec. 7. The ( buncil is clothed with executive authority, and with the legis- 

 lative powers of the Society in the intervals between it- meetings; hut no 

 extraordinary act of the Council shall remain in force beyond the next fol- 

 lowing stated meeting, withoul ratification by the Society. Tin' Council 

 dial I have control of the publications of the Society, ler provisions of the 



By-Laws and of resolutions from time to time adopted. They shall receive 



nomination- for Fellows, and on approval by them' -hall suhniit such nomi- 

 nations to the Society for action. They shall have power to fill vacancies 



ad 'mil rim in any of the offices of the Society. 



Sec, -. Terms of Office. — The President ami Vice-Presidents shall he 

 elected annually, ami -hall not he eligible to re-election more than once 

 until after an interval of three years alter retiring from office. 



