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Art. 8. Any gentleman distinguished for his knowledge of any of the objects 

 of this Institute, may be proposed and elected an honorary member; provided he 

 does not reside within the limits of the District of Columbia, but no obligations 

 shall be required of him. 



Art. 9. All resident members shall pay into the hands of the treasurer, five 

 dollars, at the stated meeting in October of every year during his membership. 



Section III. 



DUTIES OF OFFICERS. 



President. 



Art. 1. It shall be the duty of the president to take the chair precisely at the 

 hour assigned for each meeting, to preserve order, and, in all equal divisions, 

 to give the casting vote ; he shall likewise have a general superintendence over 

 the concerns of the Institute. 



Vice Presidents. 



Art. 2. During the absence of the president, his duties shall devolve on the 

 eldest vice president present. 



Secretary. 



Art. 3. The secretary shall take minutes of the proceedings at each meeting, 

 note the members present, and carefully transcribe, in a book provided for that 

 purpose, all the transactions of the Institute, and attest the same by his signa- 

 ture. He shall likewise give notice of the meetings of the Institute in two or 

 more newspapers of the District of Columbia. . 



Treasurer. 



Art. 4. The treasurer shall collect all monies due to, and discharge all bills 

 accepted by, the Institute, which the president or chairman of the general com- 

 mittee shall have signed. He shall keep a regular account current of his 

 receipts and expenditures, in a book provided for that purpose, which shall 

 be open for the inspection of every member at each stated meeting ; and a 

 fair copy of his receipts and expenditures shall be submitted, at the stated 

 meeting in October of every year, or oftener if required, to the inspection of the 

 general committee, or any special committee, appointed by the general com- 

 mittee for that purpose, which, when verified by the general or special com- 

 mittee, shall be deposited with the curators. The treasurer shall give a bond 

 for the faithful discharge of his trust. 



Curators. 



Art. 5. The curators shall take charge of all original communications, and file 

 them under their respective heads ; also, specimens which are not to be culti- 

 vated in the Botanical Garden ; also all drawings, books, &c. belonging to the 

 Institute, and shall keep a book with a list of donations, with the names of 

 the respective donors, and their places of residence. 



Section IV. 



Of Meetings. 



Art. 1. There shall be a stated meeting on the first Monday of October and 

 April of every year. 



