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the Institute, except the election of members and officers. They may, 

 when they deem it best, refer any matter to the general meeting of the 

 society for its action. 



SEC. 4. They shall have power to appoint curators and assistant cu- 

 rators of any department, and they shall appoint such standing or other 

 committees from the active members of the society as they shall deem 

 necessary; but the chairmanship of each of said committees shall al- 

 ways be held by a member of the Board of Directors. 



SEC. 5. Upon the nomination of the librarian, the Board of Directors 

 may appoint an assistant librarian. 



SEC. 6. The Board of Directors may at any time remove a curator, 

 assistant curator or assistant librarian. 



SEC. 7. The Board of Directors shall decide, subject to the control 

 of the society, how and when the general resources of the society, 

 not devoted to any particular department, shall be expended; and shall 

 assign all space or location of specimens for each department, and shall 

 determine all questions that may arise between any of the curators. 



ARTICLE III. DEPARTMENTS AND COMMITTEES. 

 SEC. 1. The Institute shall consist of the following departments : 



HISTORY ; SCIENCE ; LITERATURE ; ART ; HORTICULTURE. 



SEC. 2. The following shall be the standing committees : 



A FINANCE COMMITTEE (of which the president shall be ex officio 

 chairman, and the treasurer ex officio a member), to have the direc- 

 tion of the funds of the Institute, in accordance with the Act of Incor- 

 poration, and of such investments of funds as may be necessary. 



SEC. 3. A LIBRARY and PUBLICATION COMMITTEE (of which the libra- 

 rian shall be ex officio a member), who shall make an annual examina- 

 tion of the condition of the library ; and who shall have the management 

 of all publications of the society and regulate the manner of their dis- 

 tribution. 



SEC. 4. A LECTURE COMMITTEE who shall have charge of all lectures 

 and public meetings, except such as may be held or given for the ben- 

 efit of a special department of the Institute, and except field meetings. 



SEC. 5. A COMMITTEE ON FIELD MEETINGS (of which the secretary 

 shall be ex officio chairman) who shall determine when and where field 

 meetings shall be held, and shall have the general management of the 

 same. 



ARTICLE IV. MEETINGS. 



SEC. 1. Regular meetings shall be held on the first and, third Mon- 

 days of each month, at the rooms of the Institute. The second meet- 

 ing in May shall be the annual meeting. 



