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application, with the reason assigned therefor, shall be made 

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

 Trustees, they shall call such meeting. 



Art. 5. 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. 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 jmblic, 

 publish such communications, and offer premiums in such 

 form and value as they think proper, (provided the premi- 

 ums offered do not exceed the funds of the Society) ; and 

 shall lay before the Society, at each of its meetings, a state- 

 ment of their proceedings and of the communications made 

 to them. 



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 

 communications 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 

 payable 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 re- 

 quired, render a fair account of all his receipts and pay- 

 ments 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. 9. A committee shall be appointed annually by the 



