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2 period, subject to removal by a majority vote; and a Treasurer. The Treasurer shall be appointed as follows: Three members
of the Academy shall be elected at each annual meeting to serve as a Committee on Finance for the ensuing year. They shall
appoint one of their number Treasurer of the Academy to serve for one year. He shall receive and protect its funds and make
disbursements for its expenses as directed by the Committee. He shall also make such investments, upon the order of the President,
as may be approved by both the Committee on Finance and the Executive Committee. V. DUTIES OF OFFICERS It shall be the
duty of the President, and in his absence of the Chancellor, to preside at all meetings throughout his term of office, and
to safeguard in general all the interests of the Academy. It shall be the duty of the Chancellor to select and prepare the
business for each meeting of his term. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep the records; to conduct the correspondence
of the Academy under the direction of the President or Chancellor; to issue its authorized statements; and to draw up as required
such writings as pertain to the ordinary business of the Academy and its committees. These three officers shall constitute
the Executive Committee. VI. AMENDMENTS Any proposed amendment to this Constitution must be sent in writing to the Secretary
signed by at least ten members; and it shall then be forwarded by the Secretary to every member. It shall not be considered
until three months after it has been thus submitted. No proposed amendment shall be adopted unless it receives the votes in
writing of two-thirds of the members. OFFICERS President: W. D. HOWELLS, Chancellor: W. M. SLOANE, Permanent Secretary:
R. U. JOHNSON, 33 E. 17th Street, New York. Executive Committee. Finance Committee: JAMES FORD RHODES, W. M. SLOANE,
R. W. GILDER.