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Art. 4. The President, or, in case of his absence, either 

 •of the Vice Presidents, with the advice of tlie Trustees, may 

 call a special meeting of the Society ; or wlienever a written 

 application, with the reasons assigned therefor, shall be made 

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

 Trustees, they sliall call such meeting. 



Art. 5. The meetings of the Trustees shall be held at such 

 time and place as they shall trom time to time agree upon ; 

 seven of whom with the presiding officer shall make a quorum. 



Art. 6. 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 communications, 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 proceed- 

 ings and of the communications made to them. 



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Art. 7. 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 communica- 

 tions as the Trustees shall direct He shall write and answer 

 all letters relating to the business of the Society. 



Art. 8. 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 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 dis- 

 charge of his duty, in such sum as the Trustees shall direct, 

 and with such sureties. 



