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Regular Meeting, Monday, February 21, 1876. 



Meeting this eveninj?. The President in the chair. 

 Records read. ' 



The new draft of the By-laws was read, as follows : — 



ARTICLE I. — MEMBERS. 



Skctiox 1. Any person may be elected a member, at a Regular 

 Meeting by a majority of the members present and voting, the name 

 of such person having been proposed in writing by two members at a 

 previous meeting. 



Sect. 2. Any person not residing in the County of Essex may be 

 elected a corresponding member upon nomination by the Board of 

 Directors, but corresponding members shall not be eligible to office, 

 or entitled to vote. Any member removing from, or residing out of 

 the county, may become a corresponding member, by giving notice of 

 liis intention and pacing all arrears. 



ARTICLE II. — OFFICERS. 



Section 3. The officers shall be a President, four Vice-Presidents, 

 a Secretary, a Treasurer, an Auditor, a Librarian, and Curators of 

 Departments who, with the Chairmen of the Standing Committees, 

 shall be the Board of Directors. 



Sect. 4. The Board of Directors may appoint an Associate Curator 

 of any department upon nomination of the Curator of the same depart- 

 ment; and may appoint an Assistant Librarian, upon nomination of 

 the Librarian. But the appointment of such Associate or Assistant, 

 shall not make him a member of the Board of Directors. 



Sect. 5. The Board of Directors may at any time remove an Asso- 

 ciate Curator or Assistant Librarian. 



ARTICLE III. — COMMITTEES. 



The following Committees shall be chosen at the Annual Meeting: 

 Section G. A Finance Committee (of which the President shall be 

 ex officio Chairman, and the Treasurer ex officio a member), to have 

 the direction of the funds of the Institute, in accordance with the Act 

 of Incorporation, and of such investments of funds as may be neces- 

 sary. 



Sect. 7. A Library Committee (of which the Librarian shall be ex 

 officio a member), who shall make an annual examination of the con- 

 dition of the Library. 



