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the interests of the Society, in any way not inconsistent with 

 the Constitution and By-Laws. 



Art. 9. The Council shall annually appoint three Trustees 

 one of whom shall be the Treasurer ex officio, to whose charge 

 shall be entrusted all the funded property of the Society, with 

 power to sell and reinvest, according to their judgment. 



SECTION IV. OF ASSESSMENTS. 



Article 1 . Every Corporate and Associate Member shall be 

 subject to an annual assessment of five dollars, payable on the 

 first day of October in each year; but no assessment shall be 

 required of any Associate Member during the six months suc- 

 ceeding his election. Commutation may be purchased for fifty 

 dollars. 



Art. 2. The President and Treasurer shall be empowered to 

 exempt (sub silentw) a member from assessment when, from 

 peculiar circumstances, they may deem it for the interest of the 

 Society so to do. 



Art. 3. Members who are absent from New England during 

 a whole year, commencing on the first day of October, shall 

 be exempt from the annual assessment for such year provided 

 they give notice of their intended absence to the Secretary. 



SECTION V. OF THE LIBRARY. 



Article 1. Members and Patrons of the Society may 

 have access to, and take books from the Library; and the Li- 

 brary Committee may, by special vote, extend the use of books 

 to others than members, specifying the conditions under which 

 they may be taken. 



Art. 2. The rules and regulations for the use of the Library 



