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lap, so that but one Trustee shall be elected at each annual meet- 
ing, and shall hold his office for two years. 
The Trustees shall be intrusted with, and have charge of, all 
funded property of the Society, with power to sell and re-invest 
according to their judgment. Bonds shall be required of these . 
Trustees in such sums, and with such sureties, as may be satisfactory 
to the Executive Board. 
The net income from said funded property shall be paid over by 
said Trustees to the Treasurer of the Society, on the written order 
of said Treasurer, approved by the President of the Society. 
SECTION 4. Incase of avacancy by resignation, removal or death, 
in any of the offices provided for by Section 1 of this Article, the 
office or offices so vacated shall be filled by the Society at a regular 
meeting, notice having first been given of such vacancy. 
ARTICLE VII. 
By-laws for the more particular regulation of the Society may be 
adopted, or amended, at any regular meeting by a vote of two- 
thirds of the members present, notice having been duly given at 
least one month previous to action on such by-law or amendment. 
ARTICLE VIII. 
This Constitution may be altered or amended in any of the pre- 
ceding articles by a vote to that effect of three-fourths of the mem- 
bers present at any two consecutive meetings of the Society, the 
members having first been duly notified by the Secretary of any 
proposed alteration, but the two articles which immediately follow 
shall be unalterable. 
ARATCEE, TEXe. 
The consent of every member shall be necessary to a dissolution 
of the Society. In case of a dissolution the property of the Soci- 
ety shall not be distributed among the members of the Society, 
but donors may claim and receive such donations as they may have 
made to the Museum, and the remainder shall be given to some 
public institution, on such conditions as may then be agreed on, 
and the faithful performance of such conditions shall be secured 
by bonds, with sufficient penalties for the non-fulfillment thereof. 
ARTICLE X. 
This Society shall not be merged into, or combined or associated 
with, any other society, institution or association whatever, but 
