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

 of the Vice Presidents, with the advice of the Trustees, 

 may call a special meeting- of the Society ; or whenever a 

 written application, with the reason assigned therefor, 

 shall be made by any twelve members of the Society, to the 

 Presidents 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, sliall 

 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 pul)lic, 

 publish such conmunications, and offer premiums in such 

 form and value as they think proper (provided the premiums 

 offered do not exceed the funds of the Societ}^ ; and shall 

 lay before the Society, at each of its meetings a statement of 

 their proceedings and of the communications made to them. 



Art. 7. The -Secretar}^ 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 monies 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 sliall be lodged with the Secretary, who shall make 

 a fair i-ecord thereof. The Treasurer shall fiom time to 

 time pay out such monies as he shall have orders for from 

 the Tiustees ; and shall annually, and whenever thereto 

 required, rendei' 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 Tiustees shall direct, and with such sureties. 



