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on a call of the Secretary, who shall issue such call whenever re- 

 quested 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 before the meeting is 

 held. 



ARTICLE IV. 



The officers of the said Corporation shall be a President, a First 

 and Second Vice-President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer, an Ex- 

 ecutive Committee, an Auditing Committee, and a Finance Com- 

 mittee, all to be elected from the Trustees. All these officers shall 

 hold their offices for one year, and until their successors shall be 

 elected. 



The election of officers shall be by ballot, and the persons hav- 

 ing a majority of the votes cast shall be deemed duly elected. 



ARTICLE V. 



The President, and in his absence the First or Second Vice- 

 President, shall preside at all the meetings of the Museum and of 

 the Trustees. 



The Secretary shall keep a record of the proceedings of the 

 Trustees, of the Executive Committee, and of the Auditing Com- 

 mittee, and shall preserve the seal, archives, and correspondence 

 of the Museum, shall issue notices for all the meetings of the 

 Trustees, and attend the same. 



The Treasurer shall receive and disburse the funds of the 

 Museum. He shall keep the accounts of the Museum in books 

 belonging to it, which shall be at all times open to the inspection 

 of the Trustees. 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 practicable ; 

 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. 



ARTICLE VI. 



The Executive Committee shall consist of seven, of whom the 

 President and Secretary shall be two. The five members of the 



