10 BY-LAWS. 



Article 2, — It shall be the duty of the Vice Presidents, 

 in the absence of the President, to perform the duties 

 devolved on the President, in the order of election, and, in 

 the absence of the President and Vice Presidents, any 

 member of the Academy may be called on to preside at 

 any meeting of the Academy. 



Article 3. — It shall be the duty of the Corresponding 

 Secretary to conduct the correspondence of the Academy. 



Article 4. — It shall be the duty of the Recording Secre- 

 tary to keep in a suitable book, prepared for the purpose, 

 a record of the proceedings of the Academy; to preserve 

 files of such papers as may be directed to be preserved bj^ 

 the Academy, and to draw orders on the Treasurer for such 

 sums of money as may be directed by the Curators. 



Article 5. — It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to keep 

 all the moneys belonging to the Academy; to pay out 

 the same on the orders of the Recording Secretary; to 

 keep accurate accounts of his receipts and expenditures, 

 and to render to the Academy, at the expiration of the term 

 for which he may be elected, and at such other times as 

 may be required by the Academy, a just and faithful state- 

 ment of the finances of the Academy, and on the expiration 

 of his office to deliver over to his successor all moneys in 

 his hands with the books and vouchers. 



Article 6. — It shall be the duty of tlie Curators to pre- 

 pare and furnish a suitable room or rooms for the meetings 

 of the Academy, and for the cabinets belonging to the 

 Academy. To receive, prepare and arrange the cabinets 

 and all specimens of natural curiosities that may be pre- 

 sented to the Academy, and which, in their opinion, may be 

 worthy of preservation; to sell, exchange and dispose of 

 duplicates, as in their opinion may be advisable ; to deter- 

 mine the times of public admission to the cabinets, and 

 publish the same, and generally to control and manage all 

 things pertaining to the cabinets, subject to the direction 



