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IV. — THE TREASURER. 



1st. All the funds of the society shall be paid into the hands of the 

 treasurer. 



2d. He shall disburse the moneys of the society that shall come into 

 his hands only upon the order of the secretary, countersigned by the 

 president. 



3d. He shall keep the moneys received by the sociely for life member- 

 ships as a distinct fund, and shall invest the same under the advice and 

 direction of the executive board applying only the interest accruing 

 thereon to the purposes of the general fund. 



4th. Immediately upon assuming his office, and before entering upon 

 its duties, he shall execute to the society an official bond with sufficient 

 sureties, conditioned for the safe keeping and disbursement of the moneys 

 of the society, and for the proper discharge of the further duties of his 

 office, in such sum as shall be specified by the executive board. Such 

 bond shall receive the approval of the president, and shall be deposited 

 with the secretary. 



5th. He shall at the close of each year, report to the executive board 

 the amount of money that shall have come into his hands during the 

 year, the sources from which it has been derived, and the disposition made 

 of the same. 



V. — THE LIBRARIAN. 



1st. The librarian shall have the custody of the library of the society. 

 He shall be appointed by the executive board, and may be displaced at its 

 pleasure. 



2d. He shall act jointly with the secretary in the care and arrangement 

 of the same, and in the reception, custody, and disposal of the volumes of 

 the transactions annually supplied to the society by the state. 



3d. He shall have the custody of the rooms assigned to the society at 

 the state capitol, together with such books and other property as the 

 society or the board shall direct to be deposited therein. 



4th. He shall report annually, at the close of the year, to the executive 

 board the amount and condition of the property in his hands. 



VI. — THE EXECUTIVE BOARD. 



1st. The executive board shall enact all rules and regulations for the 

 management of the affairs of the society, determine the salaries of its offi- 

 cers, and assume the control and management of its exhibitions. 



2d. It shall have power to displace any officer of the society for neglect 

 of duty or abuse of position, and to fill all vacancies by appointment, to 

 continue till the next annual election. 



3d. The board shall hold four regular sessions during the year, to occur 

 at the times and places for the regular meetings of the society. 



4th. Other meetings may be called by the secretary, under the advice or 

 direction of the president, or of a majority of its members, at such times 

 and places as may be deemed most convenient; but in all such cases each 

 member must be notified of the time, place, and object of such meeting. 



5th. It shall be the duty of the board to carefully guard the general 



