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I. THE person who shall be chosen to the office of A->i-tant-Secretary, shall 

 cither not be a Fellow of the Society; or, if a Fellow, shall cease to be so, 

 upon his Election to, and acceptance of that office. 



II. The appointment of a person to the office of Assistant-Sec -rchu -\, shall 

 be by the Council, to whom the officer so appointed shall give security, at the 

 discretion of the Council ; and he shall reside in the Society's House. 



III. The Assistant-Secretary shall be paid for his services, according to the 

 determination of the Council ; and shall not, besides such payments, receive 

 any perquisite or profit whatsoever. He shall be further subject to such Rules 

 and Orders as shall from time to time be made or given by the President 

 and Council, besides those annexed to the duty of his office ; and he shall con- 

 stantly be in attendance, during all Meetings of the Society, Council, and 

 Committees. 



IV. He shall enter all the Minutes in the several Journal-books, and make 

 an Index to every such book : he shall lay before every Council their fair 

 Minute-book ; and before every Committee of Papers, the Society's Journal- 

 book, to show that the several entries are fairly made : and he shall have the 

 care of the writing of all Summonses of the Society, Council, and Committees. 



V. He shall, under the direction of the Secretaries, have the charge and 

 custody of the Charter-book, Statute-book, Journal-books of the Society and 

 Council, Register-books, and Letter-books, as also of all Papers and Writings 

 belonging to the Society ; all which shall be kept in the house of the Society, 

 that they may be in readiness to be produced at any Meetings of the Society 

 or Council, as the case may require, or as shall be ordered by the Society, 

 Council, or President. 



VI. He shall not suffer any person, not being a Fellow of the Society, to 

 read any Journal-book, Record, or Writing, or any part thereof, belonging to 

 the Society ; nor give any copy thereof, nor any way communicate anything 

 contained therein, to any such person. 



VII. He shall follow the directions which may be given him from time to 

 time by the Treasurer. He shall enter in a Book, to be provided by the 

 Treasurer, all such sums as he may receive on account of the Society at the 

 instant of receiving such sums ; and for these sums, so entered by him, he shall 

 be answerable, until he shall have paid them to the Treasurer. 



VIII. He shall attend the Library every day that it is open, from Eleven 

 in the morning to Four in the afternoon, for the accommodation of such 

 Fellows of the Society as shall come to read the printed books or manuscripts, 

 and of any other persons who shall bring a written permission from the 

 President or any other Member of the Council, or who shall be introduced by 

 a Fellow in person. 



IX. He shall mark with the stamp of the Society, all books presented to, or 

 bought by, the Society, immediately after their coming into the possession of 



