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December, respectively, or at some atljournment of sucli Coun- 
cils. 
45. The Charter of the Society, Lease of the House, Secretary's Custody of 
Bond of Security, and other important documents belonging to ^-'''-'^'t^''- 
the Society, shall be kept in a box confided to the custody of the 
Society's Bankers, and this box shall not be delivered up by 
tliem, excepting on a written order signed b}' the President 
or Chairman of Council Meeting, a Tnistee, and the Secretary. 
Committees. 
46. The Standing Committees shall be appointed by the Monthly Committeos. 
Council in December, but shall not enter on theii- respective on Du- 
duties until the first day of January, nor remain in force after t'^^s. 
the 31st of December of the ensuing year, unless re-appointed. 
Any other Committees may be appointed at a ^lonthly Council. 
47. Each Committee, at its first Meeting, shall elect its own Chairman, 
permanent Chairman, who shall always take the chair at the Com- 
mittee, when present ; the chair being taken in his absence by a 
Chairman to be elected by the Committee for the occasion : and 
all Committees shall meet by summons issued by direction of Summons, 
their respective Chairmen, or of the President, or of any three 
Members of the Committee, or by adjournment. The President, rro^cw Mem- 
Trustees, and Vice-Presidents, shall be Members ex officio of all 
Committees. 
48. All Committees during their sittings may report the pro- 
gress of their proceedings to the Monthly Meetings of the Coimcil, 
and shall sit till they have made their respective general reports ; 
biit in case such, reports shall not have been made previously to 
the 31st of December next following theii- appointment, their 
powers shall then cease. 
Secretary. 
49. The Secretary shall devote the whole of his time to the 
afiairs of the Society, and shall be immediately responsible to 
the Council for the discharge of the various duties they require Duties, 
him to perform. He shall attend the sittings of all IMeetings of 
the Council. He shall also attend on any Committee requiring 
his presence, when not in attendance on the Council. He shall 
take the minutes of the Coimcil ; and also, when attending upon 
any Committee, the minutes of such Committee, if required to do 
so by the Chairman. 
