CONSTITUTION. 7 



ARTICLE YI. 



The officers of the Academy shall consist of a president,a first 

 and second vice-president, a corresponding secretary, a record- 

 ing secretary, a treasurer, five curators, and a librarian, who 

 shall be chosen annually on the fourth Monday in February/ 

 The president, vice-presidents, and secretaries shall be fellows. 

 There shall also be elected, at the same time, a finance commit- 

 tee of three. 



ARTICLE VIL 



There shall be elected at the annual meeting six members, at 

 least three of whom shall be fellows, who, together with the 

 president, the vice-president, the two secretaries, and the trea- 

 surer, shall constitute a Council, by whom all business, to be 

 brought before the Academy, shall ordinarily be prepared. 

 Vacancies occurring in the oflBces or in the Council of the 

 Academy in the interval between the annual elections, may be 

 filled for the unexpired term by special election at any regular 

 business meeting, provided notice of such election shall have 

 been given at a previous regular business meeting. 



ARTICLE VIIL 



The election of officers and of the Council shall be by ballot, 

 and the candidates having the greatest number of votes shall be 

 declared duly elected. 



ARTICLE IX. 



Five members at au ordinary meeting shall form a quorum, 

 and ten at a special or business meeting, a majority of whom, 

 in either case, shall be fellows. 



ARTICLE X. 



By-laws for the further regulation of the Society may from 

 time to time be made. 



' See eighth line of Section 3 of the Charter. 



