Trustees Records, Vol. 4, 1865 (page 293)

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Trustee's Annual Report.

constitute the Board of Trustees shall be divided by lot, or
otherwise, as they themselves may determine, into six classes
of two each; and the persons of the first class shall go out of
office on the day of the next annual meeting; and the
persons of the second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth classes
shall go out of office, respectively, on the day of each suc-
ceeding annual election in the years eighteen hundred
seventy-one, eighteen hundred seventy-two, eighteen hun-
dred seventy-three, eighteen hundred seventy four and
eighteen hundred seventy five; and the two Trustees who
shall be chosen at the annual meeting in the year eight-
een hundred and seventy, and in each succeeding year,
shall continue in office, respectively for the term of six
years. In case of the death or resignation of any Trustee,
the vacancy shall be filled by the Proprietors at the next
annual meeting succeeding such death or resignation.

Nothing herein contained shall prevent any person
whose term of office shall have expired from being re-
eligible.

Sect. 4. The Secretary shall give notice of annual
and special meetings of said Corporation by sending by mail
or otherwise, to each member of the Corporation whose place
of residence or business shall be known to him, a printed
notice thereof seven days before the time of such meeting, and
by publication of such notice in one or more newspapers
printed in Boston, seven days before the time of such
meeting. At all meetings a quorum for business shall
consist of not less than twenty-five members.