10 BY-LAWS. 



2. Any resident member may become a life-member by contribut- 

 ing', at one time, one hundred dollars toward the fund for the gene- 

 ral purposes of the Academy, and shall thereafter be exempt from 

 annual dues, and shall be entitled to one copy of all the publica- 

 tions of the Academy issued subsequent to date of the payment. 



3. All contributions received under the provisions of this Chapter 

 shall be invested in the same manner as the ijublication fund ; the 

 income derived therefrom shall be applied to the general purposes 

 of the Academy. 



Chapter IV. — Of Officers. 



1. Tbe President, or, in his absence, one of the Vice-Presidents, 

 •or, in their absence, a Chairman jiro tempore., shall preside at all 

 meetings of the Academy, and shall have a casting vote. He shall 

 appoint all committees authorized by the Academy, unless other- 

 wise specially ordered. 



2. The Corresponding Secretary shall be charged with the corre- 

 spondence of the Academy. He shall keep a record of the corre- 

 sponding members; shall notify corresponding and honorary mem- 

 bers of their election; and shall report to the Academy on the 

 fourth Monday of Februaiy, annually, the state of its cori'espon- 

 dence. 



3. The Recording Secretary shall be present at the meetings of the 

 Academy, and shall keep a record of the proceedings thereof. He 

 shall have charge of all papers and documents belonging to the 

 Academy ; shall keep a corrected list of members and fellows ; shall 

 -send to resident members and fellows announcements of the meet- 

 ings of the Academy ; shall notify all resident members and fellows 

 of their election, and committees of their appointment; shall give 

 notice to the Treasurer and to the Council of matters requiring their 

 action ; and shall bring before the Academy business presented by 

 the Council. He may employ an Assistant at a salary to be de- 

 termined by the Council. 



4. The Treasui-er shall have charge of all moneys belonging to 

 the Academy, and, under direction of the Council, of their invest- 

 ment. He shall collect initiation fees and annual dues from all 

 members and fellows, all subscriptions made in behalf of the Aca- 

 demy, and any income that may accrue from property belong- 

 ing to the institution ; shall report to the Council meeting in Jan- 

 uary the names of members in arrears; shall keep the property 

 of the Academy insured, and pay all debts against the Academy the 

 ■discharge of which shall be ordered by the Council. He shall re- 



