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ARTICLE V. FEES AND PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERS 



Any gentleman may become a member by paying two dollars 

 to the Treasurer, who shall furnish a certificate of membership 

 for the same for life ; every member will be entitled to a free 

 admission, for himself and the ladies of his family, to the soci- 

 ety's exhibitions. 



ARTICLE VI. DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT, ETC. 



The President, or, in the event of his absence, any of the 

 Vice-Presidents, with the advice of the Trustees, may call 

 special meetings of the society ; or, when written applications, 

 with the reasons assigned therefor, shall be presented by any 

 twelve members of the society addressed to the President and 

 Trustees they shall call such meeting. In the event of the 

 absence of the President or Vice-Presidents from any meeting 

 of the Trustees, or of the society, the members present may 

 appoint one from among their number to preside. 



ARTICLE VII. MEETINGS AND DUTIES OF TRUSTEES. 



The meetings of the Trustees shall be held at such times and 

 places as they shall, from time to time, agree upon. Seven 

 of their number, with their president, shall constitute a 

 quorum. 



The Trustees shall manage all the concerns of the society 

 during the intervals between its meetings recommending 

 such means of improvement to the attention of the public as 

 may be advisable ; publish such communications, and offer 

 such premiums, in such form and value, as they shall think 

 proper, (provided the premiums offered do not exceed the avail- 

 able funds of the society ;) and they shall lay before the soci- 

 ety, at each of its meetings, a statement of their proceedings, 

 and a list of the communications made to them in the inter- 

 vals. 



