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the President and Secretary shall be two. They shall have 

 the control and regulation of the Collections, Library, and 

 other property of the Museum ; and shall have power to 

 purchase, sell, and exchange specimens and books, to em- 

 ploy agents, to regulate the manner and terms of exhibit- 

 ing the Museum to the public, and generally to carry out 

 in detail the directions of the Trustees; but the Executive 

 Committee shall not incur any expense or liability for the 

 Museum exceeding two thousand dollars at one time, or 

 exceeding, in all, ten thousand dollars, in the interval be- 

 tween the quarterly meetings of the Trustees, without the 

 express sanction of the Trustees. 



ARTICLE VII. 



The Auditing Committee shall consist of. three, and it 

 shall be their duty to examine and certify all bills present- 

 ed against the Corporation ; and no bills shall be paid unless 

 first approved in writing by at least two members of this 

 committee. 



ARTICLE VIII. 



The Finance Committee shall consist of three, including 

 the Treasurer, and it shall be their duty to take charge of 

 and invest the funds of the Museum in its name, and to 

 take all proper measures to provide means for its support. 



ARTICLE IX. 



A majority of the Trustees for the time being shall con- 

 stitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but five 

 Trustees meeting may adjourn and transact current busi- 

 ness, subject to the subsequent approval of a meeting at 

 which a quorum shall be present. 



ARTICLE X. 



By-Laws may from time to time be made by the Trus- 

 tees, providing for the care and management of the proper- 

 ty of the Corporation; and for the government of its affairs. 



Such By-Laws, when once adopted, may be amended at 



