^l BUSINESS ARRANGEMENTS OF THE 



Receipts are to be given for any public property received by em- 

 ployees. 



The printing of the publications of the Institution, the blank 

 forms, circulars, labels, etc., is in charge of the Chief Clerk, who 

 will keep a record of each article, showing its title, author, commis- 

 sion of reference, name of printer, number and character of illus- 

 trations, number of copies printed, reception of proofs, &c., &c. 



A record is to be kept of each wood-cut, plate, or illustration, 

 and the latter are to be properly numbered and arranged in cases, 

 and these, with stereotype plates, are to be in charge of the Chief 

 Clerk. 



The Corresponding Clerk is to prepare letters or answers to com- 

 munications as directed by the Secretary or Chief Clerk ; is to 

 make references as required ; to have charge of the current letter- 

 copy books; to superintend copying letters; to make the proper 

 enclosures, and direct and seal the envelopes. 



He is also to direct the filing of letters and documents attended 

 to, and the indexing and binding of letters received and written. 



He is to prepare orders on the Document Clerk for publications 

 promised. 



The correspondence attended to is to be filed daily in alphabetical 

 boxes, and bound in volumes as may be necessary. 



Applications for volumes of the " Smithsonian Contributions to 

 Knowledge " and the " Miscellaneous Collections " are to be made 

 to the Secretary ; for parts of series and for annual reports to the 

 Chief Clerk. 



The Document Clerk is to fill orders for publications, and for- 

 ward them by mail, messenger, or otherwise, as directed. 



The Document Clerk is to have charge of the stock of all printed 

 matter belonging to the Institution ; to take account of the same in 

 the month of July annually ; to report when the supply of any work 

 or blank is nearly exhausted ; to keep a sample book of circulars, 

 blanks, labels, &c., &c. 



Transmissions through the Smithsonian Institution for foreign 

 countries are to be confined exclusively to books, pamphlets, charts, 



