Committee shall be appointed by the Soeiety at a stated meet- 

 ing, to bring in at a subsequent meeting one or more nomin- 

 ations of persons to fill each such vacancy; but additional nom- 

 inations may be made in any other way'. 



Article 2. No person shall be elected to any office until 

 his nomination has been under consideration by the Society for 

 at least two weeks. 



SECTION III. OF OFFICERS AND THEIR DUTIES. 



Article 1. The President shall preside at meetings of the 

 Society and of the Council ; shall preserve order, regulate de- 

 bates, and conduct all business proceedings. 



Art. 2. The Vice Presidents shall perform the duties of 

 President in his absence, in the order of seniority in office. 



Art. 3. The Curator shall be a person of acknowledged 

 scientific attainments. Under direction of the Council he shall 

 have general charge of the building and its contents ; and 

 shall be responsible for the proper arrangement of the Collec- 

 tions. He shall prepare and read at the annual meeting a 

 report upon the museum. He shall acknowledge all donations 

 and record the same, with the date and name of donor. He 

 shall also keep catalogues of the collections in his charge, and 

 shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the 

 Council and mutually assented to. 



Art. 4. The Honorary Secretary shall keep the common 

 seal; notify Corresponding and Honorary Members of their elec- 

 tion; and receive and read to the Society all communications 

 which may be addressed to him. 



Art. 5. The Secretary shall take and preserve correct min- 

 utes of the proceedings of the Society and Council, in books to 



