4. The Treasurer shall collect and receive all moneys of the Institute, and shall render an accurate statement of all his receipts and payments, annually, and whenever called upon by the Board of Directors; to whom he shall give such bonds for the faithful performance of his duty, as they shall require. He shall make no payment except by their order. 5. To the Board of Directors shall be entrusted the general interests of the Society, with authority to devise and carry into execution such measures as may promote its objects. It shall be their duty to appoint some suitable person to deliver an address before the Institute, at their annual meeting; to select competent persons to serve on Standing Committees, or to deliver lectures on such subjects relating to education as they may deem expedient and useful; to collect such facts, as may promote the general objects of the Society; and to provide convenient accommodations for the meetings. They shall, at the annual meeting, exhibit their records, and report to the Institute. They shall have power to fill all vacancies in their Board, from members of the Society, and make By-Laws for its government. 6. It shall be the particular duty of the Curators to select books, and to take charge of the library of the Institute. 7. The Censors shall have authority to procure for publication. the annual address and lectures. It shall be their duty to examine the annual reports of the Standing Committees, and all other communications made to the Society; and to publish such of them, as, in their estimation, may tend to throw light on the subject of Education, and aid the faithful instructer in the discharge of his duty. 8. It shall be the duty of the President, the Vice Presidents, and Counsellors, severally, to recommend to the consideration of the Board of Directors, such subjects of inquiry, as, in their opinion, may best advance the great objects of the Institute. 9. Stated meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at Boston, on the first Wednesday in January; on the last Wednesday in May; and on the day next preceding that of the annual meeting of the Institute, in August. 30 ART. VI.-BY-LAWS AND AMENDMENTS. 1. By-Laws, not repugnant to this Constitution, may be adopted at any regular meeting. 2. This Constitution may be altered or amended, by a vote of two thirds of the members present at the annual meeting, provided two thirds of the Directors, present at a stated meeting, shall agree to recommend the proposed alteration or amendment. At all meetings of the Board of Directors, seven members shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of busi ness. 2. COMMITTEE OF FINANCE. The Board of Directors shall annually choose a Committee of Finance, whose duty it shall be to audit the accounts of the Treasurer, and, under control of the Board of Directors, to draw orders on the Treasurer for the payment of charges against the Institute. It shall be the duty of the Recording Secretary, on application of any two members of the Board, to call special meetings of the Board of Directors. OFFICERS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF INSTRUCTION, FOR THE YEAR 1830-1831. PRESIDENT. FRANCIS WAYLAND, jr. President of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. VICE PRESIDENTS. WILLIAM B. CALHOUN, Springfield, Massachusetts. WILLIAM SULLIVAN, Boston, Massachusetts. JOHN ADAMS, Andover, Massachusetts. JOHN PARK, Boston, Massachusetts. NATHAN LORD, President of Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire. THOMAS H. GALLAUDET, Hartford, Connecticut. ANDREW YATES, Chittenengo, New York. THEODORE FRELINGHUYSEN, Newark, New Jersey. ROBERTS VAUX, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. WILLIAM C. FOWLER, Middlebury, Vermont. RECORDING SECRETARY. GIDEON F. THAYER, Boston, Massachusetts. 352 CORRESPONDING SECRETARIES. SOLOMON P. MILES, Boston, Massachusetts. TREASURER. BENJAMIN D. EMERSON, Boston, Massachusetts. CURATORS. ABRAHAM ANDREWS, Boston, Massachusetts. CENSORS. EBENEZER BAILEY, Boston, Massachusetts. COUNSELLORS. WILLIAM J. ADAMS, New York, New York. J. KINGSBURY, Providence, Rhode Island. SAMUEL P. NEWMAN, Professor in Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine. HENRY K. OLIVER, Salem, Massachusetts. ASA RAND, Boston, Massachusetts. O. A. SHAW, Richmond, Virginia. ELIPHA WHITE, John's Island, South Carolina. Abstract of Infantry Tactics, sheep 75 Do. do. do. 12mo. abridged, These works are the same as those furnished the United States by contract for the use of the militia. Angell on Tide Waters, Do. on Adverse Enjoyment, Do. Essay on the Right of States to Tax a on Limitations, Do. on Corporations, in press, Buttman's Greek Grammar, 8vo. Bigelow's Plants of Boston, sheep 3 00 sheep 150 Bible, 8vo. fine Boston edition, with Apoc rypha, Do. 8vo. without Apocrypha, sheep 3 25 Burlamaqui's Law, 2 vols. Brown's Philosophy, by Hedge, 2 vols. boards 4.50 Botta's History of the American Revolution, boards Boyer's French and English Dictionary, sheep 6 00 5.00 62 |