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Society, during the intervals of its meetings ,- propose such ob- 

 jects of improvements to the attention of the public, publish 

 such communications, and offer premiums in such form and 

 value as they shall think proper, (provided the premiums of- 

 fered 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. VII. 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. viii. 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 rec- 

 ord 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. 



Art. IX. A committee shall be appointed annually by the 

 Trustees to audit the Treasurer's accounts, who shall report to 

 the Society ; and the same being accepted shall be entered by 

 the Secretary in his books. 



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

 removal out of the county of the Secretary or of the Treasui'er, 

 the Trustees shall take charge of the official books, papers, and 

 other effects, belonging to the office that may be vacated, and 

 give receipts for the same ; which books, papers, etc., they may 

 deliver to some person whom they may appoint to fill the office 

 until the next meeting of the Society, at which time there shall 

 be a new choice. 



Art. XI. — Any citizen of the county may become a member 

 of the Society, by paying the sum of three dollars to in- 

 crease the permanent fund of the institution. 



Art. XII. — A committee shall be raised from time to time 

 to solicit and receive subscriptions for raising a fund for en- 



