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CHAPTER II 

 CONSTITUTION AND PROGRESS OF THE SOCIETY 



ON the 1 8th of December 1731, twenty-six members 

 being present, rules for forming the Society and direct- 

 ing the method of procedure were approved. They 

 are as follows : 



1. That the election of members, after 100 shall 

 have subscribed, shall be by Ballot. 



2 . That a President, Vice-President, two Secretaries, 

 a Treasurer, a Curator and Register be chosen out of 

 their members. 



3. That a Standing Committee, annually elected, 

 of twenty-one members, be appointed to meet an hour 

 before the members of the Society, to order all matters 

 relating to the economy of the Society, five whereof 

 shall make a quorum, and all members that come to 

 have voices. 



4. That all the officers of the Society shall be chosen 

 by Ballot on the second Thursday in November, yearly, 

 and as often as any vacancy shall happen. 



5. That in case the President and Vice-President 

 shall be both absent from any meeting, the members 

 then present, being seven in number, may appoint one 

 of their number to be chairman for that time, with the 

 same power as the President or Vice-President would 

 have had, were they present. 



6. That the President, Vice-President, or Chairman 

 shall regulate debates, state and put questions, call for 



