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On motion, the board then proceeded to elect a member thereof Sec- 

 retary of said Board of Regents and of the Smithsonian Institution; and, 

 upon counting the ballots, it appeared that William J, Hough was 

 elected. 



On motion, it was 

 Resolved, That the Secretary do now prepare six ballots, on two of 

 which the word " two" shall be written, on two others the word "four," 

 and on the remaining two the word " six ;" and that each of the regents ap- 

 pointed by joint resolution of Congress of the J 0th Aujrust, 1846, draw 

 one of said ballots ; and the regents who draw the ballots with the word 

 " two" thereon shall hold their offices of regents for the term of two years ; 

 the regents who draw the ballots with the word " four" thereon shall 

 hold t^eir offices for the term of four years ; and the regents who draw 

 the ballots with the word " six" thereon shall hold their office^ lor the 

 term of six years, in conformity with the act to establish the " Smith- 

 sonian Institution for the increase and difFasion of knowledge among 

 men," approved August 10,1846. 

 On motion, it was 

 Resolved, That the Chancellor draw the ballot for any regent who is 

 not present. 



■^rhe ballots were prepared and drawti,-as provided in the foregoing 

 resolutions, and resulted as follows : 



Mr. Choate drew for two years ; 

 Mr. Hawiey drew for two years ; 

 Mr. Rush drew for four years ; 

 Mr. Totteri drew for four years ; 

 Mr. Bache drew for six years ; 

 Mr. Preston drew for six years. 

 The board then proceeded to the election of an Executive Committee, 

 By ballot; and, upon counting the ballots, it appeared that Mr. Ovv^en, 

 Mr. Seaton, and Mr. Totten were elected. 

 It was then 

 Resolved, That William W. Seaton be, and he is hereby, appointed 

 chairman of said Executive Committee. 

 It was farther 

 Resolved, That the chairman of the Executive Committee be the dis- 

 bursing officer, for the payment of the expenses of the regents, and other 

 contingent and incidental expenses of the sessions of the board, and be 

 authorized to receive from the proper officer of the Treasury Department 

 whatever sura may be certified by the Chancellor and Secretary to ba 

 necessary for that purpose. 

 On motion, it was 

 Resolved, That the Secretary be authorized to employ a recording cierk, 

 as an assistant in the discharge of his duties, whose compensation shall 

 be determined by the Executive Committee. 



[In compliance with the seventh section of the act of Congress estab- 

 lishing the Smithsonian Institution, and with the toregoing resolution, 

 the Secretary appointed Benjamin B. French, esq., Assistant Secretary 

 and Recording Clerk of the institution.] * 



On motion, it was 

 Mesolved, That the Secretary be authorized to procure a book, in which 

 the proceedings of the board shall be recorded ; and a description of the 



