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etc., awarded by the society, and forward the same to their respective 

 claimants. He shall be ex officio Librarian; shall keep the seal, and all 

 the plates, 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 specimens, models, plants, 

 seeds, books, etc., and arrange, prepare, or distribute 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 counter- 

 sign 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 December of each year, prepare a tab- 

 ular statement of the receipts and expenditures of the Society, according 

 to the law incorporating the same. For which services he shall receive 

 such compensation as the Board shall decide to pay. 



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

 funds at the hands of the Secretary, 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 evidences of d d_>t 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 days 

 after his election, file with the Secretary 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 twice the combined amounts of the funds on hand and 

 the estimated revenue for the year; and shall, at the annual meeting, 

 make to the Society a detailed report of all his doings; for which ser- 

 vices he shall receive such compensation as the Board shall from time to 

 time decide to pay. 



Sec. 5. Duties of the 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 by-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 duty it 

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

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

 of the society, and to report their doings in full to the Board whenever 

 called on so to do. 



Sec. 2. Library 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 approval 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, 



