ASSISTANTS, ATTENDANTS, AND SERVANTS. 9 



to the senior Officer in residence. And no chap. ii. 



Principal 



officer shall in any case absent himself Librarian, 

 from the Museum, without giving notice in 

 writing to the Principal Librarian, and to 

 the senior Officer of his own Department ; 

 and the Principal Librarian shall in all 

 cases report the said absence to the Trus- 

 tees at their next meeting. 



3. In case of sickness, death, or allowed ab- 

 sence of the Principal Librarian, the senior Offi- 

 cer in residence shall be considered as his Repre- 

 sentative; and be empowered to exercise all the 

 functions prescribed in the foregoing Articles. 



4. It is also the duty of the Principal Li- 

 brarian, in the capacity of Secretary — 



(1.) To attend all meetings of the Trus- 

 tees ; to take down the minutes of their 

 proceedings ; to prepare„the Writes Off for 

 payments made by them from their Cash] 

 Account at the Bank of England to their 

 Drawing Account ; to keep an account of 

 such Writes Off; to conduct the correspond- 

 ence of the Trustees ; to issue all sum- 

 monses ; to notify to the Principal Trus- 

 tees the vacancies which may occur in the 

 establishment ; and also to take the chief 

 charge of all records and other documents 

 connected with the business of the Trust. 



(2.) He is charged with all payments 

 made on account of the Museum ; and is 

 therefore empowered to sign Cheques for 

 payments from the Drawing Account ; and 



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