STATUTES 
OF THE 
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES. 
CHAP. I. 
Of Officers. 
1. There shall be a President, a Vice-President, a Corre- 
sponding Secretary, a Recording Secretary, a Treasurer, a Vice- 
Treasurer, and a Librarian or Keeper of the Library, which offi- 
cers shall be annually elected by written votes, the day next 
preceding the last Wednesday in May. 
2. If either of the Secretaries, the Treasurer, or the Keeper 
of the Library die, resign, or be removed during the year, the 
vacant office or offices shall, at the next meeting of the Acad- 
emy, be filled by written votes for the remainder of the year. 
CHAP. II. 
Of the President. 
1. It shall be the duty of the President, and, in his ab- 
sence, of the Vice-President or next officer in order, as above 
