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upon. Written notice of such election and the vacancy to be filled 

 shall be sent to the Trustees at least one week prior to said 

 meeting. 



ARTICLE III 

 The Trustees shall meet regularly, on the first Monday of 

 every February and May, and the second Monday of Novem- 

 ber, at an hour and place to be designated, on at least one week's 

 written notice from the Secretary, and shall annually, at the 

 regular meeting in February, elect the officers and committees for 

 the ensuing year. They shall also meet at any other time to trans- 

 act special business on a call of the Secretary, who shall issue such 

 call whenever requested so to do, in writing, by five Trustees, or 

 by the President, and give written notice to each Trustee of such 

 special meeting, and of the object thereof, at least three days be- 

 fore the meeting is held. 



ARTICLE IV 



Section 1. The officers of said Corporation shall be a 

 President, a First Vice-President, a Second Vice-President, a 

 Treasurer and a Secretary, who shall be elected from among the 

 Trustees. These officers shall be elected by ballot, and the per- 

 sons having a majority of the votes cast shall be deemed duly 

 elected. They shall hold their offices for one year or until their 

 successors shall be elected. 



Sec. 2. The Board of Trustees shall appoint each year, in 

 such manner as it may direct, the following Standing Committees : 

 an Executive Committee, an Auditing Committee, a Finance Com- 

 mittee and a Nominating Committee. These Committees are all 

 to be elected from the Trustees, and the members shall hold office 

 for one year or until their successors shall be elected. 



The Board of Trustees shall also have authority to appoint 

 such other committees or officers as they may at any time deem 

 desirable, and to delegate to them such powers as may be 

 necessary. 



The Board of Trustees shall have power to appoint a Direc- 

 tor who, acting under the authority and control of the President, 

 shall be the chief administrative officer of the Museum ; but shall 

 not be a member of the Board. He shall hold office during the 

 pleasure of the Board. 



