CHAPTER II. 



OF THE OFFICERS, AND MANNER OF THEIR ELECTION. 



Section 1. The officers shall be a patron, a president, three vice- 

 presidents, four secretaries, three curators, a treasurer, and twelve 

 counsellors. 



2. The governor of the State of Pennsylvania shall be, ex officio, 

 the patron of the Society. 



3. On the first Friday of January in every year, between the hours 

 of two and five in the afternoon, as many of the members as shall 

 have paid up their arrears due to the Society, and shall declare their 

 willingness to conform to the laws, regulations, and ordinances of the 

 Society, then duly in force, by subscribing the same, and who shall 

 attend in the hall, or place of meeting of the Society, within the time 

 aforesaid, shall choose by ballot, one president, three vice-presidents, 

 four secretaries, three curators, and one treasurer; and, at the same 

 time and place, the members, met and qualified as aforesaid, shall in 

 like manner choose four members for the council, to hold their offices 

 for three years. 



4. No person residing within the United States shall be capable of 

 being president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, or member of the 

 council, or of electing to any of the said oflices, who is not capable 

 of electing and being elected to civil offices within the State in which 

 he resides. Provided, that nothing herein contained shall be con- 

 sidered as intended to exclude any of the officers or counsellors, whose 

 time shall be expired, from being re-elected, according to the pleasure 

 of the Society. 



5. No one shall be esteemed a qualified voter at the election, who 

 has not subscribed the laws and paid the admission fee, or who is in 

 arrears to the Society, or has not attended a meeting during a whole 

 year next preceding the election. 



6. Of the day, hour, and place of election, notice shall be given by 

 the librarian at least one week before the day of election, in such one 

 or more of the public newspapers of the State of Pennsylvania, as the 

 Society shall direct. 



7. Before opening the election, the company that shall be met at 

 half an hour after two, shall appoint three members of the Society as 

 judges of the election, and also two clerks or secretaries for taking 

 down the names of the voters. 



8. In case of an equality of votes for the candidates for any office, 

 the decision shall be by lot, to be drawn by one of the judges. 



