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He shall, under the direction and control of the Council, superintend 

 the expenditure of the Society. He shall be competent, on his own respon- 

 sibility, to discharge small bills : but any account exceeding the sum of 

 Five Pounds, shall previously be submitted to the Council ; and, if 

 approved, be paid by an order of the Council, entered on the minutes. 



He shall have the charge, under the direction of the Council, of printing 

 and publishing the Transactions of the Society. 



Article XXXIV. — If tlie Secretary shall, at any time, by illness, or some 

 other cause, be prevented from attending to tiie duties of his office, the 

 Council shall authorize the Assistant Secretary, or request one of its mem- 

 bers to discharge his functions, till he shall himself be able to resume them. 



Article XXXV. — The Librarian shall liave the charge and custody of all 

 books, manuscripts, and other objects of learning or curiosity of which the 

 Society may become possessed ; and tiicrc sliall be appropriated a room or 

 apartment, in which those objects may be safely deposited and preserved. 



ON THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND PAYMENTS WHICH ARE TO BE MADE TO THE 

 SOCIETY BY THE MEMBERS. 



Article XXXVI. — Each Resident Member hereafter elected, shall, on 

 his admission, pay an admission fee of Five Guineas, and after that, an 

 annual contribution of Three Gimieas, which annual contribution must 

 likewise be paid at the admission for tiie first year •, unless he is elected in 

 either November or December, in which case the annual contribution will 

 not be considered due until the following January. 



Any Member may, on his admission, compound for his future annual 

 contributions, by the payment of Txcenty^ve Guineas, in addition to 

 his admission fee of Five Guineas ; or after having paid two annual con- 

 tributions, he may compound for his future annual contributions by the 

 payment of Twenty Guineas ; or after having paid four or more annual con- 

 tributions, by the payment of Fifteen Guineas. 



Article XXXVII. — Any person who shall henceforth desire to become a 

 Non-resident Member of the Society, shall, on his being admitted, pay the 

 sum of Twenty Guineas. 



If he subsequently become a Resident Member, he shall, from the time 



