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be chosen, by ballot, from among the resident members, immediately after the 

 passing of this ordinance, and next, on the last Saturday in the year 1821, and 

 thereafter, on the last Saturday in each year. 



Article 12. The President shall preside at the meetings of the Institute; but 

 shall, nevertheless, be entitled to vote on all questions. He shall attend to the 

 welfare of the Institute, generally. 



Article 13. The Vice-President shall, in the absence of the President, perform 

 the duties of that officer. 



Article 14. The Secretary shall keep a journal of the proceedings ; and also, a 

 record, in which each member shall, after admission, subscribe his name. He 

 shall take charge of all communications; and shall give due notice of the 

 meetings of the Institute. 



Article 15. The Treasurer shall receive all moneys of the Institute, and shall 

 disburse the same on the order of the President, countersigned by the Secretary. 

 He shall keep an account of his receipts and expenditures, which he shall ex- 

 hibit, whenever required by the Institute, and at the annual meetings, he shall 

 lay before the Institute, a statement of its fiscal concerns. 



Article 16. The Counsellors shall have a regard to the interests of their 

 respective classes ; and report to the Institute whatever they may deem bene- 

 ficial to them. 



Article 17. The officers of the Institute shall, together, be a Board of Ad- 

 ministration, (of which the President and Secretary of the Institute shall be 

 President and Secretary) which shall have a general superintendence of the 

 affairs, of the Institute, and of the hall, library, cabinet, observatory, philo- 

 sophical and other apparatus, and of the botanic garden, and of all other 

 property and effects belonging to the Institute. This Board shall meet when- 

 ever the President, or any two members of it, shall deem proper; and a ma- 

 jority of the members shall be a quorum. It shall be subject to any instruc- 

 tions from the Institute. 



Article 18. Any officer may be removed by the concurrence of two-thirds of 

 the members who may be present when the resolution for his removal may be 

 brought forward; but no such resolution shall be brought forward without 

 one month's previous notice thereof. In case of the death, resignation, or re- 

 moval of any officer, a new election shall be held to fill the vacancy. 



Article 19. An annual meeting shall be held on the last Saturday in each 

 year ; a stated meeting on the first Saturday in each month ; and special meet- 

 ings whenever three members concur in a request to that effect. 



Article 20. Five members shall be a quorum ; but, in the absence of a quorum, 

 those members who may be present shall have power to adjourn a meeting. 



Article 21. This ordinance shall not be altered or repealed without one 

 month's previous notice. 



