198 BY-LAWS OF THE 
immediate family, to the same privileges as an original subscriber, 
and shall be entitled to one copy of all the scientific publications of 
the Academy appearing subsequent to the date of the payment of 
his contribution. 
3. Any resident member may become a life-member by contribut- 
ing at one time one hundred dollars toward the fund for the general 
purposes of the Society, and shall thereafter be exempt from annual 
dues. 
CuapTerR IV.—Of Officers. 
1. The President, or, in his absence, one of the Vice-Presidents, 
or, in their absence, a Chairman pro tempore, 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 of- 
ficial capacity; to keep a book in which shall be recorded the cor- 
respondence of the Academy, and the names of all corresponding 
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 committees of 
their appointment; and shall give notice to the Treasurer 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 dis- 
charge of the trust, in asum 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 income that may accrue from property belonging to the institu- 
tion; shall report at the business meeting in January the names of 
members in arrears; shall give due notice to the Society of the ex- 
piration of all policies of insurance that may be effected on its 
property; and pay all debts against the Society which shall have 
