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BY-LAWS. 



1. On motion, any special department of science sliall he assigned to a cura- 

 tor, whose duty it shall be, with the assistance of the other members interested in 

 the same department, to endeavor to advance knowledge in that particular de- 

 partment. Each curator shall report at such time and place as the Academy 

 shall direct. These reports shall include a brief summary of the progress of the 

 department during the year preceding the presentation of the report. 



2. The president shall deliver a public address on the evening of one of the 

 days of the meeting at the expiration of his term of office. 



3. Xo special meeting of the Academy shall be held without a notice of the 

 same having been sent to the address of each member at least fifteen days before 

 such meeting. 



4. No bill against the Academy shall be paid without an order signed by the 

 president and countersigned by the secretary. 



5. Members who shall allow their dues to remain unpaid for two years, hav- 

 ing been annually notified of their arrearage by the treasurer, shall have their 

 names stricken from the roll. 



6. Ten members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. 



