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It shall be one of the duties of the President to prepare an address 

 which shall be delivered before the Academy at the annual meeting at 

 which his term of office expires. 



The Librarian shall have charge of all the books, collections, and ma- 

 terial property belonging to the Academy. 



Abticle V. Corxcn. 



The Council shall consist of the President, Vice-President, Secretary, 

 Treasurer, Librarian, and the president of the preceding year. To the 

 Council shall be entrusted the management of the affairs of the Acad- 

 emy during the intervals between regular meetings. 



The Board of State Museum Advisers, created under the provisions of 

 the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois shall be ousulted by the officers 

 of the Academy in all matters which concern the general policy of the 

 Academy in its relations to the Division of State Museum. 



Abticle YI. Staxdi>*g Committees 



The Standing Committees of the Academy shall be a Committee on 

 Publication and a Committee on Membership and such other committees 

 as the Academy shall from time to time deem desirable. 



The Committee on Publication shall consist of the President, the 

 Librarian, and a third member chosen annually by the Academy. 



The Committee on Membership shaU consist of five members chosen 

 annually by the Academy. 



Abticle VII. Meetlxgs 



The regular meetings of the Academy shall be held at such time and 

 place as the Coimcil may designate. Special meetings may be called by 

 the Council and shall be called upon written request of twenty mem- 

 bers. 



Abticle VIII. Publicatiox 



The regular publications of the Academy shall include the transac- 

 tions of the Academy and such papers as are deemed suitable by the 

 Committee on Publication. 



All members shall receive gratis the current issues of the Academy. 



Abticle IX. Atfiliatiox 



The Academy may enter into such relations of affiliation with other 

 organizations of appropriate character as may be recommended by the 

 Council and be ordered by a three-fourths vote of the members present 

 at any regular meeting. 



Abticle X. Ame>-dmexts 



This constitution may be amended by a three-fourths vote of the mem- 

 bership present at an annual meeting, provided that notice of the desired 

 change has been sent by the Secretary to all members at least twenty 

 days before such meeting. 



