laws of tiie society. 
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latter, each Member shall write the names of those whom he 
desires to fill the several Offices, and shall deliver it, folded 
up, to the Chairman. The Chairman shall appoint two 
Scrutineers to examine the balloting papers, and those Mem¬ 
bers who have the greatest number of votes for the respective 
Offices, shall be thereby elected to fill them. The Chairman 
shall announce the result of the Election to the Meeting, 
which shall then proceed in like manner to the Election of 
the new Members of the Council. 
V. The President, Vice-Presidents, Treasurer,'and Secre¬ 
taries, shall be ex-officio Members of the Council. 
VI. The Council shall meet at One o’clock on the Mon¬ 
day preceding each monthly Meeting; and oftener, if occasion 
shall require, on a summons issued not later than the preceding 
day, by two Officers of the Society. The presence of Five 
Members shall constitute a meeting of the Council. 
VII. The Chair shall be taken in the Council, in the same 
order as at the General Meetings. 
VIII. Questions proposed in the Council,shall be decided 
by the majority of votes ; and if the votes are equal, the 
Chairman shall have a second, or casting vote. 
IX. The Council shall appoint Curators, who, with the 
President and Secretaries, shall have the superintendance of 
the several departments of the Museum, and of the Library, 
and shall prepare Catalogues of the same. 
X. Previous to the Annual Meeting, the Curators shall 
make a Report to the Council, of the additions made in the 
course of the year to their respective departments. 
XI. The Treasurer shall make a quarterly Report to the 
Council, of the state of the Society’s Funds. 
Ex-officio 
Members of the 
Council. 
Meetings of the 
Council. 
Curators. 
Reports. 
