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III. THERE fliall be two flated meetings of the So- 

 ciety annually, viz. on the firfl Wednefdays in April 

 and October, the fame to be held at 1 1 o'clock, A. M. 

 at fuch place as the Truftees fhall appoint, of which 

 they fhall give notice in one of the Bofton newfpapers, 

 ait leafl three weeks previous to faid meeting. 



IV. THERE fhall be an annual choice of officers, 

 viz. at the Hated tneeting in April, in the choice of 

 whom, tvrenty members fhall be necefTary to m6^ke a 

 quorum ; in the tranfadion of other bufinefs, thirteen may- 

 make a quorum. 



• V- IF at any meeting of the Society or of the Truf- 

 tees, the Prefident and Vice Prefidents fhould be abfent, 

 the members prefent may appoint one from among 

 them to p^iide at fuch meeting. 



VI. THE Prefident (or in cafe of his abfence) either 

 of the Vice Prefidents, with the advice of the Truftees, 

 may call a fpecial meeting of the Society ; or whenever 

 written application, with reafons affigned therefor, fhall 

 be made by any twelve members of the Society, to the 

 Prefident and Truftees, they fhall call fuch meeting. 



VII. THE meetings of the Truftees ftiall be held at 

 fuch time and. place, as they fliall from time to time 

 agree upon, fevcn of whom, with the prefiding members, 

 ihall make a quorum for doing of bufinefs, except in 

 the cafe of ele£lion of members. 



VIII. THE Truftees fhall regulate all the concerns 

 of the Society during the intervals of its meetings, pro- 

 pole fuch objefts of improvement to the attention of 

 the publick, publifti fuch communications, and offer 

 premiums in fuch form and value as they fhall think 

 proper, provided the premiums offered do not exceed the 

 funds of the Society ; and fhall lay before the Society at 

 each of its meetings, a ftaternent of their proceedings, 

 and of the communications made to them. 



IX. THE candidate for eleaion fliall firft be pro- 

 pofed by a member of the Society, and on being ballot- 

 ed 



