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business as may be assigned to them by the Constitution and By-Laws 
of the Academy. 
Sec. 3. The President of the Academy, or in case of his absence the 
Vice-President, shall preside at the meetings of the Academy and of the 
Council: shall nominate all committees except such as are otherwise spe- 
cially provided for; shall refer investigations required by the State gov- 
ernment to members especially conversant with the subject, and report 
to the Academy at its next formal meeting; and with the Council shall 
direct the general business of the Academy. * 
Sec. 4. The Honorary Secretary shall conduct the correspondence, 
advise with the President and Council in cases of doubt, and make a 
report at the formal meeting in June of each year. 
It shall be the duty of the Secretary to give notice to the members of 
the place and time of all meetings, of all nominations for membership, 
and of all proposed amendments to the Constitution. 
The minutes of each meeting shall be duly engrossed before the next 
meeting, under the direction of the Secretary. 
Sec. 5. The Treasurer shall attend to all receipts and disbursements 
of the Academy, giving such bond and furnishing such vouchers as the 
Council may require. He shall collect all dues from the members, and 
keep a set of books showing a full account of receipts and disbursements. 
He shall present a general report at the June session of each year. 
Article V. — Meetings. 
Section 1. There shall be two formal meetings of the Academy each 
year, one of which shall be held in June, at Austin, and the other within 
Christmas week at any place selected by the Council. 
Sec. 2. The ordinary meetings of the Academy shall be at Austin 
during the months of October, November, January, February, March, 
April, and May, the place and dates to be fixed by the Council. 
Sec. 3. The meetings of the Local Sections may be provided for in 
the “rules for their government/’ 
Article VI. — Papers. 
Section 1 . Intimation of the business of each meeting shall be given 
to each member by means of a printed card. 
Sec. 2. Ho title of a paper can appear on the card before the paper 
itself, or an abstract of it, has been approved by the Council or the Sec- 
retary. 
Sec. 3. The Academy may provide for the publication, under the 
direction of the Council, of proceedings, memoirs, and, reports. 
Sec. 4. The advice of the Academy shall be at all times at the dis- 
