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7. The Treasurer shall receive all moneys due or payable to the 
Society; shall pay all accounts against it when the same have been 
approved by the Executive Committee ; and shall keep a correct 
account of all his receipts and expenditures in books belonging to 
the Society. He shall receive officially all moneys given or 
bequeathed to the Society, transmit the same to the Trustees, and 
report his action to the Council. When requested by the Council 
he shall make a detailed report of all his doings. 
Section 5. Council. 
1. The Council shall have full power to act for the interests of 
the Society, shall control all expenditures, and shall make rules for 
the use of the library and of the museum, and for the direction of 
the Curator, the Secretary, and the Treasurer. 
2. The Annual Meeting of the Council shall be held on the 
second Wednesday in May, at which meeting a Board of three 
Trustees shall be 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 recommend 
to the Council persons for election as Members; a Library and 
Publishing Committee 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. 
3. 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 
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