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committee on membership, and receive the assent of three-fourths of 

 the members voting. 



Article IV. Officees 



The oflBcers of the Academy shall consist of a President, a Vice- 

 President, a Librarian, a Secretary, and a Treasurer. The chief of 

 the Division of State Museum of the Department of Registration and 

 Education of the state government shall be the Librarian of the Acad- 

 emy. All other officers shall be chosen by ballot on recommendation 

 of a nominating committee, at an annual meeting, and shall hold of- 

 fice for one year or until their successors qualify. 



They shall perform the duties usually pertaining to their respec- 

 tive offices. 



It shall be one of the duties of the President to prepare an ad- 

 dress which shall be delivered before the Academy at the annual meet- 

 ing at which his term of office expires. 



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

 material property belonging to the Academy. 



Article V. Council 



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

 ian, Secretary, Treasurer, and the president of the preceding year. 

 To the Council shall be entrusted the management of the affairs of 

 the Academy during the intervals between regular meetings. 



Article VI. Standing Committees 



The Standing Committees of the Academy shall be a Committee 

 on Publication and a Committee on Membership and such other com- 

 mittees as the Academy shall from time to time deem desirable. 



The Committee on Publication shall consist of the President, the 

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



The Committee on Membership shall consist of five members 

 chosen annually by the Academy. 



Article VII. Meetings 



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

 and place as the Council may designate. Special meetings may be 

 called by the Council and shall be called upon written request of 

 twenty members. 



Article VIII. Publication 



The regular publications of the Academy shall include the trans- 

 actions 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 Acad- 

 emy. 



