326 Manual of tJie Albany Instituie, 



BY-LAWS OF THE ALBANY INSTITUTE. 



[Adopted May 5tli, 1824 ; amended April 1st. 1829 ; Jan. 4tli and 18tli, 

 Feb. l8t, March 15th, and Dec. 20th, 1870 ; March 21st, Nov. 7th, 

 1871 ; Jan. 6, 1874, and Oct. 29, 1878 : the amendments being incor- 

 porated in the text.] 



1. Meetings. 



1. The regular meetings of the Institute shall be 

 held once a fortnight during the first six and the last 

 three months of the year. 



2. The first meeting in each year shall be held on 

 the first Tuesday succeeding the first day of January, 

 at which time the annual election for oflicers shall be 

 held ; the Recording Secretary to give general notice 

 of the same. 



3. At the anniversary meeting, the order of business 

 shall be as follows : 



(1.) Call to order by the presiding oflicer. 



(2.) Reading of the minutes of the last meeting. 



(3.) Election of officers. 



(4.) Report from the Recording Secretary of the 

 number of members admitted during the preceding 

 year. 



(5.) Report from the Treasurer of the moneys re- 

 ceived and expended during the year. 



(6.) Report from the Librarian of the number of 

 books received during the year, the number issued to 

 members during theyear, and the number not returned 

 according to regulations. 



(7.) Report from the Curators of the number of 



