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2. A Patron shall, during his life, be entitled for himself and 
his immediate family, to the same privileges as an original sub- 
scriber. 
CuapTeR I1V.—Of Ofjcers. 
1. The President, or, in his absence, one of the Vice-Presidents, 
or, in their absence, a Chairman fro ¢empore, shall preside at all 
meetings of the Academy, and shall have a casting vote. He shall 
preserve order, and shall decide‘all parliamentary questions, subject 
to an appeal to the Society. He shall appoint all committees 
authorized by the Academy, unless otherwise specially ordered. 
2. The Corresponding Secretary shall be charged with the cor- 
respondence of the Academy. It shall be his duty to be present 
at all its meetings, to read all communications made to him in his 
official capacity ; to keep a book in which shall be recorded the 
correspondence of the Academy, and the names of all correspond- 
ing members ; to lay the same on the table at all regular meetings 
thereof; to notify corresponding and honorary members of their 
election ; and to report to the Academy on the fourth Monday of 
February, annually, the state of its correspondence. 
3. The Recording Secretary shall be present at all meetings of 
the Academy, and keep a record of the proceedings thereof. He 
shall take charge of all papers and documents belonging to the 
Society ; shall keep a corrected list of members and fellows ; shall 
notify all resident members and fellows of their election, and com- 
mittees of their appointment ; and shall give notice to the Treas- 
urer and to the Council of all matters requiring their action. 
4. The Treasurer shall have charge of all moneys belonging to 
the Academy, and, under its orders, of their investment, and shall 
give good and satisfactory security to the Society for the faithful 
discharge of the trust, in a sum not less than five thousand dollars. 
He shall collect initiation fees and annual dues from all members 
and fellows, all subscriptions made in behalf of the Academy, and 
any incomes that may accrue from property belonging to the insti- 
tution ; shall report at the business meeting in January the names 
of members in arrears ; shall give due notice to the Society of the 
expiration of all policies of insurance that may be effected on its 
property ; and pay all debts against the Society which shall have 
been audited by the Committee of Finance, or the discharge of 
which shall have been ordered by the Academy at a regular busi- 
ness meeting. He shall furnish the Committee of Finance, on 
due application, with such information of the state of the funds as 
they may require ; and shall report to the Academy, at each busi- 
ness meeting, the condition of its finances, and on the fourth Mon- 
day of February, the receipts and expenditures of the entire year. 
5. The Curators shall be separately charged with the safe-keep- 
ing and arrangement of the several collections, and with the keys 
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