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Article 7. The Secretary shall be the executive officer of the Society 
under the direction of the Executive Committee. He shall keep an account 
of all business that he transacts for the Society, and make an annual report 
which shall be laid before the Society. He shall issue a circular of informa- 
tion to the members at least two months before each meeting, and shall in 
connection with the Executive and Local Committees, make all necessary 
ari’angements for the meetings and exhibitions of the Society. He shall 
receive and bring before the Executive Committee the titles and abstracts of 
papers proposed to be I’ead before the Society. He shall receive and hold in 
trust for the Society all books, pamphlets, and manuscripts belonging to the 
association and allow the use of the same under the direction of the Executive 
Committee. He shall receive all communications addressed to the Society 
dvu'ing the interval between meetings, and properly attend to the same. 
Article 8. The Treasurer shall collect all assessments and admission fees 
and notify members of any ai’rearages. He shall keep an account of all 
receipts and expenditures of the Society, and make an annual report of the 
same to the Executive Committee for publication. 
Article 9. The Executive Committee shall consist of the President, Vice- 
President, Secretary and Treasurer, and three members elected by ballot in 
general session. The duties of the Executive. Committee shall be to manage 
the financial affairs of the Society; to nominate members; to arrange the 
business and programmes for general session ; to appoint general sessions; to 
nominate the general officers for the following year, and to act upon all 
invitations extended to the Society; to examine papers and decide which shall 
be read and published in the proceedings. The Executive Committee shall 
meet at the call of the President. 
Article 10. The Local Committee shall consist of members of the Society, 
residing at or near the place of the proposed meeting. It is expected that the 
Local Committee, assisted by the officers of the Society, will make all essen- 
tial arrangements for the meeting, and issue a circular giving necessary 
particulars at least two weeks before the meeting. 
MEETINGS AND EXHIBITIONS. 
Article 11. There shall be every year, at such time and place as the 
Executive Committee may nominate and be chosen by a majority of the 
members, a general meeting of the Society and an exhibition of work, for 
four days or longer. General sessions shall be held at 10 o'clock A. M., 
unless otherwise ordered, on every day of the meeting, Sundays excepted, at 
which time papers may be read and discussed. 
Article 12. Besides the general meeting, the President and Executive 
Committee shall have the power to call a business meeting of the Society, 
once every three months if necessary, in the town or city which contains the 
largest number of Society officers or active members. 
Article 13. Section 1. Every exhibition shall be competitive throughout, 
and will be divided into four classes, viz. : Mammals, Birds, Reptiles and 
Fishes. In each of these classes there shall be awarded a Certificate oi*’ 
Merit, showing that any one holding such certificate has made a highly 
