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CHAPTER IX. 



Of the President. 



Sect. I. The Business of the President shall be to preside in 

 all the Meetings, and regulate all the Debates of the Society, 

 Council, and Committees; to state and put Questions, which 

 shall have been moved and seconded, both in the Affirmative and 

 Negative, according to the Sense and Intention of the Meetings ; 

 to call for Reports and Accounts from Committees and others ; 

 to check Irregularities, and to keep all Persons in the Meetings to 

 Order; to cause all Extraordinary Meetings of the Council and 

 Committees to be summoned when necessary ; and, generally, to 

 execute, or see to the Execution of, the Statutes and Bye-Laws of 

 the Society. 



II. The President shall take place of every Member of the 

 Society, at the ordinary Place of Meeting ; and also in all other 

 Places where any Number of the Members shall meet as a Society, 

 Council, or Committee ; and, being in the Chair, may be covered, 

 while speaking to or hearing particular Members, notwithstand- 

 ing their being uncovered. 



CHAPTER X. 



Of the Treasurer and his Accounts. 



Sect. I. The Treasurer, or some Person appointed by him,, 

 shall receive for the Use of the Society all Sums of Money due 

 or payable to the Society; and out of such Money shall pay and 



disburse 



