Berkshire Book, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Berkshire Book, Vol. 1 Article 1. The name of the Society shall be the Berkshire Historical and Scientific Society. It shall be located at Pittsfield. Its active members shall be residents of Berkshire county. Honorary and corresponding members may be chosen without regard to said limit. Article 2. The object of the Society shall be the collection and preservation of facts, documents, and traditions, relating to the History of the county of Berkshire, and of the towns therein, and the acts and lives of its citizens, the collection of portraits, pictures, books, relics, charts, maps, antiquities, and curiosities in connection therewith, the discussion of all matters pertaining to the same, and the publication of papers and documents relating thereto. The Society may, by subordinate organizations, by sections, chapters and committees, pursue any branch of science, and provide for collections illustrating the same. Article 3. New members may be elected at any quarterly or annual meeting, on the nomination and recommendation of any member, and shall be constituted a member by signing the Articles of Association and paying one dollar. Honorary and corresponding members may be chosen at any regular meeting. No debt shall be contracted by the Society, or by any officer, committee or member thereof, in the name or on account of the Society. No taxes, dues or assessments except the one dollar admission fee, shall be demanded or exacted of the members. The necessary expenses shall be met and paid by voluntary contributions. A statement of the resources and wants of the Society, may be made at any regular meeting. Article 4. There shall be a President, two Vice-Presidents, Secretary, Custodian and Librarian, and an Executive Committee, and such other committees of the Society as may be found expedient. The above officers shall hold for one year, and until their successors are chosen. They shall receive no compensation for official services. The Secretary shall perform the duties of Treasurer. The Librarian and Curator of the Berkshire Athenæum shall be ex-officio the librarian and custodian of the Society, and shall have, under the direction of the Executive Committee, charge over its Library and Museum. The Executive Committee shall consist of the President, Vice-Presidents and Secretary and three other members of the Society. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.