Constitution and By-Laws of the Society. 43 



Entomology, Botany, Zoology, Osteology, Anthropology, Pho- 

 tography, Meteorology, Microscopy, Physics and Chemistry. The 

 Curators of Geology and Zoology shall have the power to appoint 

 sub-curators in their respective departments. 



Section 7. The Executive Board shall control all expendi- 

 tures of money, make rules for the use of the Library and Museum, 

 and determine the duties of the Curators ; and they shall have power 

 to employ a Custodian and prescribe his duties, provided such Cus- 

 todian shall not be employed for any term which shall interfere 

 with his discharge at any time by the Board, and shall elect an- 

 nually a committee of five (5) members of the Society, to be called 

 the Publishing Committee. 'I'he Executive Board shall have full 

 power to act for the interests of the Society in any way not incon- 

 sistent with the Constitution and By-Laws. They shall annually 

 report to the Society the condition of the Museum and Library ; 

 and they shall elect annually a committee of three {3) active mem- 

 bers of the Society to be called the Lecture Committee. 



Article IIL — assessments. 



Section i. Active members shall be subject to an annual 

 assessment of five (5) dollars, excepting ladies, who shall be sub- 

 ject to an assessment of three (3) dollars, payable on the first Tues- 

 day of each year, but no assessment shall be required of any 

 member during the six months succeeding election. 



Section 2. The President and Treasurer together shall be 

 empowered to exempt {sub sileiitio) a member from assessment, 

 when, from peculiar circumstances, they may deem it for the in- 

 terest of the Society so to do. 



Article IV. — library. 



Section i. All members of the Society, except Section 

 members, shall have access to, or take such books from the Library 

 as shall be set apart for circulation. The Executive Board may, 

 by special vote, extend the use of such books to others than mem- 

 bers, specifying the conditions under which they may be taken. 



Section 2. The rules and regulations of the Executive Board, 

 for the use of the Library, shall be printed and exposed in the 

 Library Rooms, and a digest of them affixed to the volumes them- 

 selves. 1 



