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7th. He shall be the custodian of the seal of the society, and shall have 

 authority to affix the same to documents when needful. 



8th. He shall seek, by all suitable means, to secure the fullest announce- 

 ment of the meetings of the society in this State, as well as in adjacent 

 States, when such shall be found desirable. 



9th. He shall, as far as practicable, cause the transactions of the society, 

 together with such valuable or interesting papers as shall be read at its ses- 

 sions, to be properly published, and thus placed within reach of the State. 



10th. It shall also be his duty, yearly, to prepare for publication the 

 annual report of the society, together with such other matter as he shall deem 

 proper — he being aided in the selection of such matter by an advisory com- 

 mittee of the Executive Board. 



IV. — THE TREASURES. 



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 society for life memberships 

 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 Secre- 

 tary. 



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 trans- 

 actions 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. 



