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Sec. 5. Patrons shall be chosen by the Board of Trustees upon recom- 

 mendation of the Executive Committee from among persons who have rendered 

 eminent service to the Museum. They shall be exempt from all dues, and, by 

 virtue of their election as Patrons, shall also be Corporate Members. 



Sec. 6. Honorary Members shall be chosen by the Board of Trustees 

 from among persons who have rendered eminent service to science, and only 

 upon unanimous nomination of the Executive Committee. They shall be 

 exempt from all dues. 



ARTICLE II. 



BOARD OF TRUSTEES. 



Section i. The Board of Trustees shall consist of fifteen members. The 

 respective members of the Board now in office, and those who shall hereafter 

 be elected, shall hold office during life. Vacancies occurring in the Board shall 

 be filled by a majority vote of the remaining members of the Board, and the 

 election may be held at any regular meeting. 



Sec. 2. Regular meetings of the Board shall be held on the second Mon- 

 day of each month. Special meetings may be called at any time by the Presi- 

 dent, and shall be called by the Secretary upon the written request of three 

 Trustees. Five Trustees shall constitute a quorum, except for the election of 

 officers or the adoption of the Annual Budget, when seven Trustees shall be 

 required, but meetings may be adjourned by any less number from day to day, 

 or to a day fixed, previous to the next regular meeting. 



Sec. 3. Reasonable written notice, designating the time and place of 

 holding meetings, shall be given by the Secretary. 



ARTICLE III. 



OFFICERS. 



Section i. The officers shall be a President, a First Vice-President, a 

 Second Vice-President, a Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, and a Treasurer. 

 They shall be chosen by ballot by the Board of Trustees, a majority of those 

 present and voting being necessary to elect. The President, the First Vice- 

 President, and the Second Vice-President shall be chosen from among the 

 members of the Board of Trustees. The meeting for the election of officers shall 

 be held on the second Monday of January of each year, and shall be called the 

 Annual Meeting. * 



Sec. 2. The officers shall hold office for one year, or until their successors 

 are elected and qualified, but any officer may be removed at any regular meet- 

 ing of the Board of Trustees by a vote of two- thirds of all the members of the 

 Board. Vacancies in any office may be filled by the Board at any meeting. 



Sec. 3. The officers shall perform such duties as ordinarily appertain to 

 their respective offices, and such as shall be prescribed by the By-Laws, or 

 designated from time to time by the Board of Trustees. 



ARTICLE IV. 



THE TREASURER. 



Section i. The Treasurer shall be custodian of the funds of the Corpora- 

 tion. He shall make disbursements only upon warrants drawn by the Director 



