Art. II. — The Standiiis; Committees numl ered from one to nine, 

 inclusive, iu conjunction with the Curntor, shall have charge of the 

 collections in their respective departments. They shall properly classify, 

 arrange, lahel and keep in order all articles presented to their respec- 

 tive departments, make and preserve annual catalogues of them, with 

 the name of the donor of each article, and at the stated meeting in 

 December of each year^ each committee shall report on the condition 

 of its department. 



xVht. III. — The Committee on Library (of which the Librarian 

 shall be a member " ex-officio'') shall procure with the funds placed at 

 its disposal, such works as may be directed to be purchased, and report 

 from time to time what works it may consider most desirable to be 

 obtained for the Society. It shall have power to make such exchanges 

 of duplicates as may appear to it desirable, and submit at the stated 

 meeting in December of each year a report of its operations. 



Art. IV. — The Committee on Publication shall receive all such 

 papers 'as have been accepted for publication by the Society, have them 

 published as early as possible, and follow in the publication, as far as 

 practicable, the order in which they have been reported upon ; and 

 also to publish such abstracts of the records of tl\e Society as may be 

 of general interest, and at the stated meeting in December of each 

 year submit a report of its operations. 



Art. V. — The Committee on Finances (of which the Treasurer 

 shall be a member " ex-officio") shall take charge, with the Treasurer, 

 of all monies coming to the Society, and invest the same; change any 

 or all of the investments of the Society whenever it may deem it ad- 

 vantageous so to do, and report such changes to the Society at its next 

 stated meeting, with the reasons for making the same, and at the stated 

 meeting in December submit a report of its operations. 



Art. VI. — The Committee on Collecting Fund shall endeavor to 

 raise such funds as v.'ill enable it to send out collectors, and for the 

 purpose of purchasing such collections of insects as may tend to en- 

 hance the value of the Society's Cabinet; all subscribers to be entitled 

 to a share of the insects, and at the stated meeting iu December of 

 each year submit a report of its operations. 



Art. VII. — The Committee on Hall shall have the general care of 

 the Hall, and shall provide such conveniences as may be necessary for 

 the accommodation of the officers and members of the Society. It 



