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14.—Duties of the Honorary Secretary, 
The Honorary Secretary shall keep the minutes of the Society and Council, and shall conduct 
their correspondence, shall receive and attend to all nominations for members and officers of sections, 
shall keep the lists and records of the Society, and, under advice of the President, shall attend to any 
business that may arise in the intervals of meetings. He may, with consent of the Council, delegate 
any part of his duties to a paid assistant appointed by the Council. 
15.—Duties of the Treasurer. 
The Treasurer shall have the custody of all moneys of the Society, shall keep account of the 
same and submit these to the Council at its meetings, and shall receive subscriptions, grants and 
donations, and make disbursements as may be ordered by the Council, 
16.—Addresses and Special Reports. 
It shall be the duty of the President, or in event of his being unable to do so, of the Vice-Presi- 
dent, to prepare an address for each annual meeting. 
It shall be the duty of the President of each section, or in event of his being unable to do so, of 
the Vice-President, to prepare an address having reference to the special objects of the section, for 
each annual meeting. 
The Society in general session, or any of the sections with consent of the Society, may appoint 
committees to prepare reports on any special literary or scientific matters, or on the progress of liter- 
ature and science or on works published in Canada, and to suggest such honorary notice as may seem 
desirable in the case of meritorious works or researches, 
The ordinary committee of the section shall be limited to three in number, and consist of the 
officers of the section or any members that the section may select to make up the number. 
The President then called upon the officers of sections to make reports, which are as follows: 
Section I—Rapport des séances de mai 1882. 
La section a siégé assidiment le 25, 26 et 27 de mai; plusieurs conférences ont été lues ou 
prononcées par les membres en présence des visiteurs, parmi lesquels Son Excellence le marquis de 
Lorne, Avant de se séparer, la section a élu les officiers dont les noms suivent pour l’année 1882-83. 
Président—J. M: LeMoine. 
Vice-président—N. FAuCHER DE Sr.-MAURICE. 
Secrétaire—BENJAMIN SULTE. 
Les travaux suivants ont été approuvés par la section, et sont recommandés pour former partie 
des mémoires publiés par la société, savoir : 
Faucuer : — Discours (inauguration, 
CASGRAIN : — Notre passé littéraire et nos historiens. 
Frécaerre :-— Vive la France: poésie. 
MARCHAND : — Les faux brillants : comédie en vers. 
LeMoine : — Nos quatre historiens modernes, 
Tanauay :— Origine des familles canadiennes, à 
SuLTE : — Les interprètes du temps de Champlain. 
LeMay: — Le bien pour le mal: poésie. 
CHAuUvEAU :—— La poésie française au Canada. 
VERREAU : — Les commencements de Montréal. 
Pro. 1883. 7. 
