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Skctiox 3. Two Trustees shall be elected at the next annual 

 meeting, one of whom shall hold office for the term of one year, 

 and the other for two years. And thereafter there shall be elected 

 annually one Trustee, who shall hold his office for two years. And 

 these two Trustees, together with the Treasurer of the Society, 

 shall be intrusted with, and have charge of, all funded property of 

 the Society, with power to sell and re-invest according to their 

 judgment. Bonds shall be retjuired of these Trustees in such 

 sums aiid with such sureties as may be satisfactory to the Execu- 

 tive Board. But the Treasurer shall not be re(iuired to give bond 

 both as Treasurer and Trustee. 



Sk.ction 4. In ca.se of a vacancy by resignation, remoxal or 

 death, in any of the offices provided for by Section i of this Article, 

 the office or offices so vacated shall be filled by the Society at its 

 next regular meeting, notice having first been given of such 

 vacancy. 



Articlk VII. 



(Officers shall be chosen by ballot and a majority of voles shall 

 be necessary to a choice. 



AkTICl,K VIII. 



By laws for the more jjarticular regulation of the Society shall 

 from time to time be made. 



Articlf. IX. 



This Constitulion may be altered or amended in any of the 

 preceding articles by a vote to that effect of three-fourths of the 

 members ])resent at any two consecutive meetings of the Society, 

 the members having first been duly notified by the Secretary of 

 any proposed alteration, but the article which immediately follows 

 shall be unalterable. 



Ari'iclk X. 



The consent of every member shall be necessary to a dissolu- 

 tion of the Society. In case of a dissolution the property of the 

 Society shall not be distributed among the members of the Society, 

 but donors may claim and receive such donations as they may have 

 made to the Museum, and the remainder shall be given to some 

 public institution, on such conditions as may be then agreed on, 

 and the faithful performance of such conditions shall be secured by 

 bonds, with sufficient penalties for the non-fulfillment thereof. 



