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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 information to members at least 
two months before each meeting, and shall in connection with the Executive and 
Local Committees, make all necessary arrangements for the meetings and exhibi- 
tions of the Society. He shall receive and bring before the Executive Committee 
the titles and abstracts of papers proposed to be read before the Society. He shall 
receive and hold in trust for the Society all books, pamphlets, and manuscripts be- 
longing 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 during the interval between meetings, and properly attend to the same. 
Article 8. The Treasurer shall collect all assessments and admission fees 
an d notify members of any arrearages. 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 T reasurer, 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 pro- 
grammes 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 essential 
arrangements for the meeting, and issue a circular giving necessary particulars at 
least two weeks before the meeting. 
MEETINGS AND EXHIBITIONS. 
Article ii. There shall be every year, at such time and place as the Execu- 
tive 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 Com- 
mittee 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 /. 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 of Merit, showing 
that any one holding such certificate has made a highly creditable exhibit of mounted 
specimens in that section. The Certificate of Merit shall be equivalent to a second 
class prize, but when two or more exhibits are of equal merit, then each one shall 
be awarded a certificate. 
