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-application, with the reasons assigned therefor, shall be made 

 'by any twelve members of the Society, to the President and 

 Trustees, they shall call such meeting. 



Art. v. The meetings of the Trustees shall be held at 

 such time and place as they shall from time to time agree 

 upon ; seven of Avhom with the presiding officer shall make a 

 quorum. 



Art. VI. The Trustees shall regulate all the concerns of 

 the Society, during the intervals of its meetings ; propose 

 such objects of improvement to the attention of the public, 

 publish such comnuuiications, and offer premiums in such 

 form and value as they think proper, (provided the premiums 

 offered do not exceed the funds of the Society :) and shall lay 

 before the Society, at each of its meetings, a statement of 

 tlie'w proceedings and of the communications made to them. 



Art. VII. The Secretary shall take minutes of all the 

 votes and proceedings of the Society and of the Trustees, 

 and enter them in separate books ; and shall record all such 

 communications as the Trustees shall direct. He shall write 

 and answer all letters relating to the business of the Society. 



Art. VIII. The Treasurer shall receive all moneys due or 

 payable to the Society, and all donations that may be made 

 to it ; for which he shall give duplicate receipts, one of Avhich 

 shall be lodged with the Secretary, who shall make a fiiir 

 record thereof. The Treasurer shall from time to time pay 

 out such moneys as he shall have orders for from the Trus- 

 tees ; and shall annually, and whenever thereto required, 

 render a fair account of all his receipts and payments to the 

 Society or a committee thereof. He shall give bonds for the 

 faithful discharge of his duty, dn such sum as the Trustees 

 ^hall direct, and with such «ureties-. 



