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United States be adopted as the Rules and Orders for the govern- 

 ment of this Board, until others shall be adopted in their stead. 

 It was 



Resolved, That the Secretary of this Institution, hereafter to be 

 * elected, procure, from the Department of State, a copy of the joint 

 resolution of the two Houses of Congress, by which a portion of 

 the Regents of this Institution were appointed ; and that he also 

 procure, from the Secretary of the Senate and from the Clerk of 

 the House of Representatives, respectively, a certificate of the 

 appointment of the Regents from their respective Houses, and file 

 the same in the office of the Secretary of said Institution. 

 It was 



Resolved, That all further action of this Board in relation to the 

 election of officers be postponed until to-morrow. 

 It was 



Resolved, That, when this Board adjourn, it adjourn to meet at 

 10 o'clock to-morrow morning. 



Whereupon, on motion, the Board adjourned. 



TUESDAY, September 8, 1846. 



The Board of Regents met pursuant to adjournment. 

 Present, the same Regents named in yesterday's proceedings, 

 except Mr. Totten, who is absent in consequence of sickness. 

 It was 



Resolved, That the Board proceed to elect a Chancellor. 

 The Board then proceeded to the election of a Chancellor, by 

 ballot, and, upon counting the ballots, it appeared that Hon. George 

 M. Dallas was elected. 



Whereupon, it was 

 Resolved, That the Hon. George M. Dallas be, and he is 

 hereby, declared to be unanimously elected Chancellor of the 

 Board of Regents and of the Smithsonian Institution. 

 It was 



Resolved, That the Board proceed to elect a member thereof 

 Secretary of said Board of Regents and of the Smithsonian Insti- 

 tution. 



