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municate the results to other scientific societies throughout the 

 world ; and to invite, in return, communications of a similar char- 

 acter from them. 



[No. 14.] Resolved, That in case of the organization of a Board 

 of Professors, the said Secretary shall be, ex officio, President of 

 the said Board of Professors, with the usual rights and powers of 

 the President of a Faculty ; and as President of said Board, it 

 shall be his privilege, when thereto authorized by said Board, to 

 make on their behalf, any statement or representation to the Board 

 of Regents, either written or verbal, and if any debate or discus- 

 sion arise thereupon in the Board of Regents, he shall have the 

 right to join therein ; but, in all cases, without a vote in said 

 Board of Regents. 



The Board proceeded to the consideration of the resolutions re- 

 ported yesterday by Mr. Choate from the Committee on the forma- 

 tion of a Library, which were read, and agreed to, as follows : 



[No 1.] Resolved, That it be recommended to the Secretary of 

 the Smithsonian Institution, forthwith to employ, subject to the 

 approval of the Board of Regents, an Assistant Secretary, well 

 qualified to discharge the duties of Librarian. 



[No. 2.] Resolved, That a Committee be appointed, in conjunc- 

 tion with the Secretary, to prepare and submit to this Board, ex- 

 tended lists of books in the different departments of learning pro- 

 per to to be first purchased, according to the general principles of 

 this report ; and for this purpose, that they be authorized to request 

 the aid of the Librarian and of other persons competent to afford 

 it, and to engage to such person the honor of the Board for discre- 

 tionary remuneration of such aid. 



Mr. Choate, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. Rush were appointed 

 the said committee. 



On motion of Mr. Owen, 



Resolved, That the salary of the Secretary, appointed under the 

 13th resolution reported by the Committee on Organization, and 

 adopted by the Board on the 3d instant, be three thousand five 

 hundred dollars per annum, to commence from the date of his ac- 

 ceptance of the office. 



