fee of initiation, and signing the obligation required (Art. IV, 

 Chap. II), a copy of the by-laws. 



Art. IV. The Secretary shall conduct the correspondence 

 and preserve correct copies of all letters written on the business 

 of the Section ; acknowledge the receipt of all donations from 

 persons who are not members of the Section, and keep a correct 

 list of the correspondents, with the dates of their admission, res- 

 ignation or death, and their postal address or residence. He 

 shall have charge of the certificates of membership, and cause 

 one to be properly filled up, signed, sealed and delivered to 

 every member qualified to receive it, and forward to every cor- 

 respondent, a copy of the by-laws, at the time he shall notify 

 him of his election, or as soon afterwards as practicable. He 

 shall make a statement of his transactions at every meeting, and 

 shall, at least once in three months, report to the Academy of 

 Natural Sciences the proceedings of the Conchological Section. 



Art. V. The Treasurer shall have charge of the funds of 

 the Section, and keep a clear and detailed statement of all re- 

 ceipts and expenditures, which, with the names of those members 

 who are in arrears, he shall lay before the Section at the stated 

 meeting in December. He shall collect and pay monies ; but he 

 shall pay no money except on an order of the Section, vouched 

 for by the signature of the Director, (or, in his absence, of the 

 Vice-Director), and the Recorder. 



Art. VI. The Conservator shall have charge of the special 

 collections of the Section. He shall purchase all articles required, 

 if instructed by the Section, report when repairs of any kind 

 are needed, and when ordered, see that they are properly ex- 

 ecuted. He shall report all additions to the museum at each 

 meeting and its condition at the stated meeting in December 

 He shall be employed continually in preparing, labelling and 

 arranging specimens in the museum, and in making exchanges, 

 under the direction of the standing committees of the museum ; 

 and he shall also perform such other duties as may be assigned 

 to him from time to time by vote of the Section. 



To compensate the Conservator, he shall receive a salary in 

 quarterly payments, the amount of which shall be fixed annually 

 by the Section at its stated meeting in December. 



