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Sec. 4. Members of Committees shall serve three years, their 

 terms of office expiring in such a manner as will render the election 

 of one new member necessary at each annual meeting. 



Sec. 5. Vacancies occurring from any cause in any of the reg- 

 ular offices of the Club or Standing Committees, shall be filled by 

 ballot at any regular meeting, notice of such election being given 

 by the Secretary. 



ARTICLE IV. 



DUTIES OF OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES. 



Sec. I. The duties of the President shall be those usually per- 

 taining to his office. 



Sec. 2. The same shall be the duties of the Vice-President in 

 the absence of the President. 



Sec. j. The duties of the Secretary shall be those usually per- 

 taining to his office. 



Sec. 4. The Treasurer shall receive all initiation fees and dues, 

 and pay all approved bills. He shall keep an accurate account of 

 receipts and expenditures, and the financial relation of members to 

 the Club, and present a statement of the same at each annual meeting. 



Sec. 5. The Curator shall have charge of the Collection. He 

 shall see that all specimens are correctly labelled and recorded in 

 the register of the Collection, and shall make a report of the condi- 

 tion of the Collection at each annual meeting. 



Sec. 6. The Librarian shall have charge of the Library. He 

 shall see that all books, pamphlets, reports, or publications of any 

 kind received by the Club are duly numbered and catalogued, and 

 shall make a report of the condition of the Library at each annual 

 meeting. 



Sec. 7. It shall be the duty of the Committee on Membership 

 to examine into and report on the standing of each applicant for 

 membership at the meeting following that on which such applica- 

 tion was made. 



Sec. 8. It shall be the duty of the Committee on Finances to 

 incur all necessary expenditures and approve all bills before they 

 shall be paid by the Treasm - er; they shall also examine and audit 

 the Treasurer's accounts, and make a report at each annual meeting. 



Sec. g. The President, Vice-President, and Secretary, shall be 

 ex-officio the Executive Committee of the Club, whose duties it 



