CONSTITUTION 



OF THE 



ESSEX INSTITUTE. 



Article I. Tliis association shall be called the " Essex 

 Institute," and shall consist of members and correspon- 

 dents. 



Art. II. The officers of the Institute shall be a Presi- 

 dent, three Vice-Presidents, a Secretary, a Treasurer, a 

 Librarian, a Cabinet Keeper, and nine Curators — who, to- 

 gether, shall constitute a board of Directors for the super- 

 intendence of the concerns of the Institute. 



Art. III. Officers shall be chosen by ballot. 



Art. IV. There shall be four stated meetings of the 

 Institute in every year. The first, for the election of offi- 

 cers, shall be on the second Wednesday of May ; the other 

 meetings on the second Wednesday of August, November 

 and February; and special meetings may be called at any 

 time by public notice from the President, or in his absence, 

 from either of the Vice-Presidents. 



Art. V. Members and correspondents of the Institute 

 shall be chosen by ballot at any of its meetings, when nom- 

 inated in writing by any two or more of the members. 



Art. VI. Five members shall be a quorum for holding 

 any meeting of the Institute, and three for any meeting of 

 the Directors. 



Art. VII. The annual assessment of each member 

 shall be two dollars. 



Art. VIII. This constitution may be altered at any 

 stated meeting of the Institute, by a vote of three-fourths 

 of the members present — said alterations having been sub- 

 mitted at any two previous meetings. 



