58 PROCEEDINGS: BOSTON SOCIETY NATURAL HISTORY. 
Trustees sliall he elected to hold all the funded property of the 
Society in trust with power to sell and to reinvest according to 
their judgment. The following Standing Committees shall also be 
elected, viz.: an Executive Committee of five, in whom the affairs 
of the Council shall be vested so far as it shall determine by its 
votes and rules; a Membership Committee of five to elect Corpor¬ 
ate Members and to recommend to the Council candidates for 
election as Honorary and Corresponding Members, in accordance 
with the provisions of Section 1. A Library and Publishing Com¬ 
mittee of five to superintend the library and the issue and exchange 
of the publications of the Society; a Walker Prize Committee of 
three to have charge of matters relating to that foundation; and an 
Auditing Committee of two to audit the accounts of the Treasurer. 
These Committees and Boards need not be chosen from the Council, 
and they shall hold office until their successors have qualified. 
Special committees also may be appointed if needed. 
8. The Council may fill the vacancies occurring among the 
twenty-four Councillors until the next Annual Meeting of the 
Society. 
Section 6. Meetings. 
1. The Annual Meeting for the election of officers and for 
other general purposes shall be held on the first Wednesday in 
May. At this meeting the following reports shall be presented: 
by the Curator upon the condition and progress of the museum, the 
lectures which he has superintended, and any other matters of 
general interest; by the Secretary upon the publications, meetings, 
and the lectures which he has superintended ; by the Librarian 
upon the library; by the Treasurer upon the receipts and expendi¬ 
tures for the year; and by the Trustees upon the financial condition 
of the Society. 
2. General meetings of the Society shall be held on the first and 
third Wednesdays of every month from November to May inclusive ; 
and at such other times as the Council may determine. 
When any meeting provided for by these By-Laws falls upon a 
legal holiday, said meeting shall be held on the Wednesday follow¬ 
ing such holiday. * 
3. At any meeting business not provided for by these By-Laws 
