Art. IV. — The KocordinL' Secretary shall take and preserve correct 

 miimtes of the ]tn)cee(lin_usi of the Society, preserve in reijular files all 

 documents belonging- thereto that may coiue into his possession, read all 

 couiniunications made by resident members, notify all resident uieni- 

 hevs of their election, and all committees of their appointment, keep a 

 correct list of the resident members of the Society, with the date of 

 their election, resiunation or death, and lay before the Society at the 

 stated meeting in December a written report of his transactions during 

 the precedintr year. In his absence a llecoi'diug Secretary jjy-o tempare 

 may be appointed. 



Art. V. — The Treasurer shall receive and take charge of the funds 

 of the Society, except those especially provided for and attend to the 

 collection and payment of monies, but no payment shall be made by 

 him except on an order from the President, attested by the Recording 

 Secretary. He shall keep a clear and detailed statement of all receipts 

 and expenditures which is to be laid before the Society at the stated 

 meeting in December, and at such other times as called upon by the 

 Society. 



Art. YI. — The Librarian shall take charge of all books and pam- 

 phlets belonging to the Society, prepare a bibliographical catalogue of 

 the same, collect and preserve materials for a history of the Society, 

 and report on the condition and state of the library at the stated meeting 

 in December. 



Art. VII. — The Curator shall take charge of the collections of 

 the Society, keep the keys thereof subject to the call of the various 

 committees, attend to the increase and preservation of the same, super- 

 intend the exchange of duplicates, (which must be in all cases for the 

 benefit of the collection ;) but before exchanges are made, he shall see 

 that four specimens of each American species, and two specimens 

 of each I\treign species are reserved for the Society; all over that 

 nundjer may be considered as duplicates, and report on the condition 

 uf the same at the stated meeting in December of each year. 



CHAPTEIl II. 



OF MEMBERS. 



.\rt. I. — All candidates for admission into the Society as resident 

 mendiers must be jirojinsed and vouched for in writing by two mem- 

 bers, wlin sliali be re(|uired to have some personal acquaintance with the 

 person ilicy propo.-e. and shall also be re«|uired to state the character, 



