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■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 whom 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 com- 

 munications, 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 their proceedings and of the communica- 

 tions made to them. 



Art. tii. 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. 



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Art. yiii. The Treasurer shall receive all moneys due or paya- 

 ble to the Society, and all donations that may be made to it ; for 

 which he shall give duplicate receipts, one of which shall be lodged 

 with the Secretary, who shall make a fair record thereof. The 

 Treasurer shall from time to time pay out such moneys as he shall 

 have orders for from the Trustees ; and shall annually, and Avhen- 

 ever 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, in such sum as the 

 Trustees shall direct, and with such sureties. 



Art. ix. A committee shall be appointed annually by the Trus- 

 tees to audit the Treasurer's accounts, who shall report to the Soci- 

 ■8ty ; and the same being accepted shall be entered by the Secretary 

 dn his books. 



Art. X. In case of the death, resignation, incapacity, or remov- 

 al out of the county of the Secretary or of the Treasurer, the Trus- 

 •^ees shall take charge of the official books, papers, and other effects. 



