years, and shall serve two years. In the absence of the 

 President, the senior Vice-President present shall exercise all 

 the authority, privileges, and powers of the President ; and, in 

 case neither the President nor either Vice-President shall be 

 present at any meeting, the meeting shall choose a President 

 pro tempore, who shall be invested with all the powers and au- 

 thority of the President. 



SECTION VI. 



THE TREASURER. 



The Treasurer shall be~elected annually by the Society, and 

 shall have the following powers and duties : 



(a) He shall have charge of the funds of the Society, and 

 shall deposit the same in such bank or trust company as the 

 Board of Trustees shall direct, where his account as Treas- 

 urer shall be kept ; and all payments shall be made by 

 check. 



(6) He shall attend to the renting of the Building and the 

 collection of the rents and other income of the Society. 



(c) He shall pay prizes and gratuities upon the written 

 order of the Board of Trustees or the chairman of any com- 

 mittee authorized by said Board to give such order, and shall 

 pay no bills until audited by an officer designated by the 

 Board of Trustees. 



(d) He shall have the care and custody of the seal of the 

 Society and of the dies for the medals ; and he shall cause 

 the medals to be struck and certificates of merit to be pre- 

 pared, when required, and shall deliver them as awarded. 



(e) He shall have in his safe keeping the bonds, deeds, 

 notes, certificates of stock, and other evidences of property, 

 unless the Board of Trustees shall otherwise direct. 



(/) He shall, unless the Board of Trustees shall otherwise 

 order, make all transfers and investments, with the consent 

 and approval of the Board of Trustees. 



(g) He shall pay the taxes, insurance, interest on loans, 



