12 NINTH REPORT. 



choose two members, not members of the Council, to whom shall be referred 

 the books of the Treasurer, duly posted and balanced to the first day of the 

 Annual Meeting as specified in the By-Laws, Chapter III, Paragraph 4. 

 These Auditors shall examine the accounts and vouchers of the Treasurer, 

 and any member or members of the Council may l)e present during the ex- 

 amination. The report of the Auditors shall be rendered to the Academy 

 before the adjournment of the meeting and the Academy shall take appro- 

 priate action. 



CHAPTER VI: Publications. 



1. The publications are in charge of the Council and under their control, 

 limited only as given by Article VII of the Constitution. 



2. One copy of each publication shall be sent to each Resident Member, 

 Corresponding Member, Honorary Member, and Patron, and each author 

 shall receive fifty copies of his memoir. This provision shall not be under- 

 stood as including publications in journals not controlled by the Academy. 

 [By recent ruling, authors receive no reprints free. If reprints are wanted 

 the Academy will pay two-thirds if the author pays one-third the cost of 

 printing not to exceed fifty copies. The author may have as many more 

 than fifty provided he bears the whole expense of those above fift}^] (Min- 

 utes of 1906.) 



CHAPTER VII: The Research Fund. 



1. The Research Fund shall consist of moneys paid by the general public 

 for publications of the Academy, of donations made in aid of research, and 

 of the sums paid in commutation of dues according to the By-Laws, Chapter 

 I, Paragraphs 2 and 4. 



2. Donors to this fund not members of the Academy, in the sum of twenty- 

 five dollars, shall be entitled without charge to the publications subsequently 

 appearing. 



CHAPTER VIII: Order of Business. 



1. The order of business at the Winter [Annual] Meetings shall be as fol- 

 lows: 



(1) Call to order liy the Presiding Officer. 



(2) Introductory ceremonies. 



(3) Statements by the President. 



(4) Report by the Council. 



(5) Report of the Treasurer, and appointment of the Auditing Committee. 



(6) Election of officers of the next ensuing administration. 



(7) Election of members. 



(8) Announcement of the hour and place for the Address of the retiring 



President. 



(9) Necrological notices. 



(10) Miscellaneous announcements. 



(11) Business motions and resolutions, and disposal thereof. 



(12) Reports of committees and disposal thereof. 



(13) Miscellaneous motions and resolutions. 



(14) Presentation of memoirs. 



2. At an adjourned session, the order shall be resumed at the place reached 

 on the previous adjournment, but new announcements, motions and resolu- 



