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They shall hokl their respective positions during the pk\asure of the 

 Council. 



Article 5. It may ajipoint, for terms not exceeding one year, and 

 prescril)c the functions of, such committees of its number, or of the 

 Fellows of the Academy, as it may dcvu\ expedient, to facilitate the 

 administration of the affairs of tiie Academy or to promote its interests. 



Article G. At its ]\Iarch meeting it shall receive reports from the 

 President, the Secretaries, the Treasurer, and the Standing Commit- 

 tees, on the appropriations severally needed for the ensuing financial 

 year. At the same meeting the Treasurer shall report on the expected 

 income of the various P'unds and from all other sources during the 

 same year. 



A report from the Council shall be sul)mitted to the Acaflemy, for 

 action, at the Marcii meeting, recommending the appropriation which 

 in the opinion of the Council should be made. 



On the recommendation of the Council, special appropriations may 

 be made at any Stated Meeting of the Academy, or at a Special Meet- 

 ing called for the purpose. 

 See Chap. x. art. 3. 



Article 7. After the death of a Fellow or Foreign Honorary ]\Iem- 

 ber, it shall appoint a member of the Academy to prepare a Memoir for 

 publication in the Proceedings. 



Article 8. It shall report at every meeting of the Academy such 

 business as it may deem advisable to present. 



See Chap. ii. art. 4, 5, 8; chap. iv. art. 1, 2; chap. vi. art. 1; chap. vii. 

 art. 1; chap. xi. art. 1, 4. 



CHAPTER X 



Standing Committees 



Article 1 . The Class Committee of each Class shall consist of the 

 Vice-President, who shall be chairman, and the four Councillors of the 

 Class, together with such other officer or officers annually elected as 

 may belong to the Class. It shall consider nominations to Fellowship 

 in its own Class, and report in writing to the Council such as may 

 receive at a Class Committee Meeting a majority of the \otes cast, 

 provided at least three shall have been in the affirmative. 

 See Chap. iii. art. 2. 



