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and correspondence of the Museum, shall issue notices for all 

 meetings of the Trustees and various committees, and shall 

 perform such other duties as the Board may direct. 



The Board of Trustees shall have power to appoint an 

 Assistant Secretary, who, under its directions, shall perform 

 the duties of the Secretary in his absence or inability to act. 



Sec. 3. The Treasurer shall receive and disburse the funds 

 of the Museum. He shall report in writing,, at each quarterly 

 meeting of the Trustees, the balance of money on hand, and 

 the outstanding obligations of the Museum, as far as practic- 

 able; and shall make a full report at the Annual Meeting of 

 the receipts and disbursements of the past year, with such 

 suggestions as to the financial management of the Museum as 

 he may deem proper. 



Sec. 4. The accounts of the Museum shall be kept at the 

 General Office, in books belonging to it, which shall at all 

 times be open to the inspection of the Trustees. 



These accounts shall be under the care of an Assistant 

 Treasurer, who shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees 

 and be under their direction. He shall give such bonds for 

 the faithful performance of his duties as the Board may direct. 



Sec. 5. The offices of Secretary and Assistant Treasurer 

 may be held by the same person. 



ARTICLE VI. 



The Executive Committee shall consist of nine Trustees, of 

 whom the President, First and Second Vice-Presidents and 

 Treasurer shall be four. The five members of the Executive 

 Committee, elected in February, 1887, shall forthwith draw 

 lots for terms of one, two, three, four and five years, respec- 

 tively, and the terms for which those drawing the two, three, 

 four and five years, respectively, were elected, are hereby 

 extended to cover those periods; and hereafter at each annual 

 election one member of the Executive Committee shall be 

 elected to serve for five years. They shall have the control 

 and regulation of the Collections, Libiary and other property 



