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seal of the corporation and shall render a report, suitably' audit- 

 ed, of the financial condition of the association at the time of the 

 annual meeting. 



Clerk. The Clerk shall perform all of the usual duties pertain- 

 ing to his office and such other duties as maj^ be required from 

 time to time by the Council, and shall be sworn to the faithful 

 performance of his duties. He shall also be clerk of the Council. 



Co7'responding Secretary . The Corresponding Secretarj' shall 

 discharge all the duties customary to his office, shall conduct 

 correspondence with other associations and persons alike interest- 

 ed, shall have the care and custod}- of the documents, books and 

 papers not connected with or incident to the records and papers 

 not properh' belonging to the office of the Clerk, and he shall 

 perform all such other duties as the Council ma}- require. 



Curator. The Curator shall have the care and custod}- of the 

 librar}-, cabinet, art gallery' and other property of the Institute, 

 and perform such other duties as ma}' be required by the Coun- 

 cil. 



Council. The Council shall consist of not less than seven mem- 

 bers, and the number required for such membership, in addition 

 to President, Clerk, Corresponding Secretary, Treasurer, Cura- 

 tor, and Vice Presidents, as hereinafter provided, shall be elect- 

 ed annualh' by the corporation. The Council shall have power 

 to appoint all necessary committees. 



MEMBERSHIP. 



Any association, club or organization may become a membei 

 of this corporation, with the approval of the Council, hy filing 

 with the Clerk an application stating the name and purpose oi 

 such organization, with a request to be admitted as a member, 

 and the pa^-ment of one dollar. Such membership, when obtain- 

 ed, shall make by the operation of this bj'-law all of the members 

 of said association, club or organization members of this corpor- 

 ation upon subscribing to the by-laws. 



Any person ma}' be elected to membership b}' the Council up- 

 on being recommended b}' two members, paying the Treasurer 

 the sum of one dollar and subscribing to the by-laws. All appli- 



