32. The duties of the Council shall be to see that Minutes of its proceedings are taken, during their progress, by the Secretary, or, in case of his absence, by some Fellow present, whom the Chairman shall appoint for the occasion; which Minutes shall be afterwards copied into a Minute-Book kept for that purpose, read at the next Meeting of the Council, and, if found correct, signed by the Chairman. Also to examine, present, and cause to be read at the anniversary Meeting, a Report of the accounts and of the state of the affairs of the Society for the preceding year. The Council shall also have the general superintendence of all the publications of the Society; and shall select works to be translated, and appoint some member of the Society to edit the same. The Council shall also act for the Society in any matter which is not specified in these regulations. It is the duty of the Council to prepare the House-list of retiring Members of Council, and also of Candidates to be recommended at the Anniversary general Meeting to fill up the vacancies.
Duties of President.
33. The President shall take the Chair at every Meeting of the Society, or of the Council, at which he may be present: he shall keep order in all proceedings; submit questions to the Meeting; and perform the other customary duties of a Chairman.
34. It is his duty to execute, and cause to be executed, the Regulations of the Society; to see that all the Officers of the Society, and Members of the Council and of Committees, perform the duties assigned to, or undertaken by them respectively; to call for Reports and Accounts, from Committees and persons; to cause, of his own authority, and when necessary, Special Meetings of the Council and of Committees to be summoned.
35. When prevented from being present at any Meeting, or from otherwise attending to the current business of the Society, he will be expected to give timely notice thereof to one of the Vice-Presidents, or, in their absence, to some other Member of the Council, in order that his place may be properly supplied.
Duties of Vice-Presidents.
36. One of the Vice-Presidents, if present, shall supply the place of the President when absent.
Duties of Treasurer.
37. The Treasurer has special charge of all Accounts; and shall see to the collecting all sums of money due to the Society. And he shall report, from time to time, to the Council the names of all such Fellows as shall be in arrear, together with the sums due respectively by each.
38. He shall, with the consent of the Council, appoint a Collector, for whom he shall be responsible, and who shall receive a reasonable remuneration; and the money collected shall immediately be paid to the Bankers of the Society.