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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, shall make 

 a quorum. 



Art. 6. The Trustees shall regulate all the concerns 

 of the Society, during the intervals of its meetings ; pro- 

 pose 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 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 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 shall be lodged with the Secretary, who shall make 

 a fair record thereof. The Treasurer shall from time to 

 time pay out such monies 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 pay- 

 ments to the Society or a committee thereof. He shall 

 give bonds for the faithful discharge of his duty, in such 

 sums as the Trustees shall direct, and with such sureties. 



Art. 9. A committee shall be appointed annually by 



