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Sec. 4. The Corresponding Secretary shall conduct the corre- 

 spondence of the Academy. 



Sec. 5. The Treasurer shall receive all moneys from the hand 

 of the Secretary, and give his receipt for the same, and shall pay 

 them out on the order of the President, countersigned by the Sec- 

 retary; and for the faithful performance of his duties, he shall, every 

 year- before entering upon the duties of his office, give a bond for 

 such amount as the Board of Trustees shall determine, such bond 

 to be signed by himself and two sureties; and shall, also, prepare an 

 accurate statement, in detail, of his accounts, and submit the same 

 to the Academy at its annual meeting and shall deliver all books, pa- 

 pers and vouchers in his possession, having any reference to the 

 financial condition of the Academy, to his successor in office. 



Sec. 6.. The Curator of the Museum shall be appointed by the 

 Board of Trustees. He shall be one of the Committee on Museum, 

 and shall have the custody of the collections belonging to the Acad- 

 emy; shall receive, label and arrange the specimens that may be 

 added to it from time to time, and present annually a report, stating 

 the number and kind of additions to the Museum, and their source. 

 He may, also, present a memoir on any department illustrated by 

 the collections. 



Art. IV. DUTIES OF COMMITTEES. 



Sec. 1. The chairmen of the sections shall have charge of the 

 departmv^nts to which they are appointed, and shall prosecute feuch 

 investigations as they may see fit, any member offering to the Acad- 

 emy at its regular meetings such remarks, written or oral, as he may 

 think of interest. They shall also collect and preserve for the Mu- 

 seum, specimens illustrating their several branches. 



Sec. 2. The Financial Committee shall audit the accounts of the 

 Secretary and Treasurer at the end of each year, and all other ac- 

 counts referred to them by the Board of Trustees, or by vote of the 

 Academy. 



Art. V. DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. 



Section 1. The Trustees shall hold in trust all property, real 

 and personal, belonging to the Academy, or which may hereafter be 

 acquired by purchase, gift, or otherwise, except as otherwise direct- 

 ed by the Academy. 



Sec. 2. They shall cause to be published such transactions of 

 the Academy as they may see fit. 



Sec. 3. They shall secure the delivery of public lectures when, 

 in their opinion, it may be expedient. 



Sec. 4. They shall appoint and remove at pleasure, all agents 

 and employees of the Academy, prescribe their compensation and fix 

 their duties. 



Sec. 5. They shall fill all vacancies in the Board; and members 

 thus elected shall hold office until the next annual meeting of the 

 Academy. 



