Constitution and By-Lauis of the Society. 5 



the societ3^, or deposited for its use, and of the publications of the 

 societ}"; he shall observe and enforce such regulations as the executive 

 board shall from time to time make for the use of the books. He 

 shall have charge of the distribution, sale and exchange of the pub- 

 lications of the societ3% under the direction of the executive board. 



Sec. 6. The Curators shall be ex-officio chairmen of the sections, in 

 their respective branches of science. There shall be one curator for 

 each of the following named branches : Mineralogy, Palaeontology, 

 Conchology, Entomology, Botany, Ornitholog}^, Ichthyology^ Archaeol- 

 ogy, Comparative An atom}', Herpetology. 



The curators shall perform such duties as may be assigned to them 

 by the executive board. 



Sec. 7. The Executive Board shall control all expenditures of monej', 

 make rules for the use of the library and museum, and determine the 

 duties of the curators; and they shall have power to employ a custo- 

 dian and prescribe his duties, provided such custodian shall not be 

 employed for any term which shall interfere with his discharge at any 

 time by the board, and shall elect annually a committee of five (5) 

 members of the society, to be called the publishing committee. The 

 Executive Board shall have full power to act for the interests of the 

 societ}', in any way not inconsistent with the Constitution and B}'- 

 Laws ; they shall annually report to the society the condition of the 

 museum and library. 



ARTICLE III. ASSESSMENTS. 



Section 1. Every resident member shall be subject to an annual as- 

 sessment of five (5) dollars, payable on the first Tuesday of April of 

 each year, but no assessment shall be required of any member during 

 the six months succeeding his election. 



Sec. 2. The president and treasurer together shall be empowered to 

 exempt {suh silentio) a member from assessment, when, from peculiar 

 circumstances, thej^ may deem it for the interest of the society so to 

 do. 



ARTICLE IV, LIBRARY. 



Section 1. Members of the society only shall have access to, or take 

 books from, the librarj^, but the executive board ma}^, by special vote, 

 extend the use of books to others than members, specifying the con- 

 ditions under which t\\Qj may be taken. 



Sec. 2. The rules and regulations of the executive board, for the 

 use of the library, shall be printed and exposed in the library rooms, 

 and a digest of them affixed to the volumes themselves. 



