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the Council, and shall be sworn to the faithful performance of his duties. 

 He shall also be clerk of the Council. 



Corresp07iding Secretary. The Corresponding Secretary shall discharge 

 all the duties customary to his office, shall conduct correspondence with 

 other associations and persons alike interested, shall have the care and 

 custod}^ of the doctiments, books and papers not connected with or inci- 

 dent to the records and papers properly belonging to the office of the 

 Clerk, and he shall perform all such other duties as the Council may re- 

 quire. 



Ctwator. The Ctirator shall have the care and custody of the cabinet, 

 art gallery and other property of the Institute, and perform such other 

 duties as may be required by the Council. 



Librarian . The Librarian shall have the care and custody of all books, 

 pamphlets, maps and charts belonging to the Institute. He may appoint 

 an assistant, for whom he shall be held responsible.. 



Council . The Council shall consist of not less than seven members, 

 and the nvimber required for such membership, in addition to President, 

 Clerk, Corresponding Secretary, Treasurer, Curator, and Vice Presidents, 

 as hereinafter provided, shall be elected annually by the coporation. The 

 Council shall have power to appoint all necessarj^ committees, to act on 

 resignations of officers of the corporation, and to fill vacancies occurring 

 among them. 



MEMBERSHIP. 



Any association, club or organization may become a member of this cor- 

 poration, with the approval of the Council, by filing with the Clerk an 

 application stating the name and pvirpose of such organization, with a re- 

 quest to be admitted as a member, and the payment of one dollar. Such 

 membership, when obtained, shall make by the operation of this bj^-law 

 all of the members of said association, club or organization members of 

 this corporation tipon subscribing to the by-laws. 



Any person ma3^ be elected to membership by the Council upon being 

 recommended bj^two members, paying the Treasurer the sum of one dol- 

 lar and subscribing to the by-laws. All applications for membership 

 should designate the section or sections with Avhich the applicant will 

 unite. 



Any person may be elected a corresponding member of the Institute bj'- 

 a unanimous vote of the Council, and such member shall be exempt from 

 the payment of dues and membership fee. Any person who shall pay to 

 the Institute the sum of one hundred dollars at any one time shall, on 

 his request, be elected a life member, and as such shall be exempt from 

 all further dues aud assessments. 



.SECTIONS. 

 Any association, club or organization, admitted to membership as here- 



