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III. The accounts of the treasurer shall, between January i and January 15 

 of each year, be audited by a committee of three members to be appointed by the 

 president at the autumn meeting of the academy. The auditing committee may 

 employ an expert accountant to examine the books of the treasurer. This com- 

 mittee shall inspect and verify the bonds, securities, and other property in the 

 custody of the treasurer and shall compare the expenditures with the vouchers 

 therefor. The annual report of the treasurer sliall be published with that of the 

 president to Congress. The reports of the treasurer and auditing committee shall 

 be presented to the academy at the annual meeting. 



IV. A committee of arrangements, consisting of five members shall be 

 appointed by the president for each stated session of the academy. This com- 

 mittee shall meet not less than two weeks previous to each session. It shall 

 be in session during the meetings to make arrangements for the reception of the 

 members, to arrange the business of each day, and, in general, to attend to all 

 business and scientific arrangements. 



It shall be the duty of the committee of arrangements to ascertain the length 

 of time required for reading the several memoirs presented, and, when it appears 

 advisable, to recommend a limit of time to be occupied in their discussion. 



V. At the meetings the order of business shall be as follows: 



1. Chair taken by the president, or, in his absence, by the vice president. 



2. Roll of members called by home secretary. 



3. Minutes of the preceding meeting read and approved. 



4. Stated business. 



5. Reports of president, secretaries, treasurer, and committees. 



6. Business from council. 



7. Other business. 



8. On the last day of the session the rough minutes of that day's proceedings 

 are to be read for correction. 



VI. The rules of order of the academy shall be those of the Senate of the 

 United States, unless suspended by unanimous consent. 



VII. Unless otherwise ordered by the academy, the scientific meetings at the 

 April session shall be held in the afternoon, the mornings being reserved for 

 business. 



VIII. At each meeting the president shall announce the death of any members 

 who may have died since the preceding meeting. As soon as practicable thereafter 

 he shall designate a member to write- — or with the approval of the president to 

 secure from some other source — a biographical notice of each deceased member. 



IX. The secretaries will receive memoirs at any time, and report the date of 

 their reception at the next session ; but no memoir shall be published unless it has 

 been read or presented by title before the academy. 



Before publication all memoirs must be referred to the committee on publica- 

 tion, who may, if they deem best, refer any memoir to a special committee 



