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Article XIII. Quorum. 

 Twenty members shall constitute a quorum at the Annual 

 Meeting or any other business meeting of the Club, and five 

 members shall constitute a quorum of the Council. 



Article XIV. Duties of the Council. 

 The Council shall, as business may require, meet from time 

 to time at the call of the President or of any two other of its 

 members ; it shall manage all matters affecting the welfare of 

 the Club; it shall have full control of the funds of the Club, and 

 it shall present at the Annual Meeting a report upon the year's 

 work. 







Article XV. Duties of the President. 

 The President shall preside at all lectures, excursions and 

 other meetings of the Club. He shall be chairman at the meet- 

 ings of the Council. He shall conduct all business of the Club 

 in accordance with its Constitution and By-laws. He shall be, 

 ex-officio, a member of all committees of the Council and of the 

 Club. 



Article XVI. Duties of Vice-Presidents. 



In the absence of the President, or at his request, a Vice- 

 President shall, in order of rank, preside. 



Article XVII. Duties of the Secretary. 



The Secretary shall keep a true record of the proceedings 

 of the Club and of the Council, and shall conduct their correspond- 

 ence. He shall give previous notice to each member of the 

 Council of its various meetings. He shall be responsible for all 

 newspaper notices of all lectures and excursions. He shall be 

 the custodian of the Constitution and Bv-laws and the records 

 of the Club. He shall prepare reports of the meetings of the 

 Council for The Ottawa Naturalist. He shall be compiler 

 of the Annual Report of the Council and shall read it at the 

 Annual Meeting of the Club. 



Article XVIII. Duties of the Treasurer. 

 The Treasurer shall be charged with the collection and 

 custody of the moneys of the Club and shall keep a systematic 

 account thereof which shall at any time be open to the inspec- 

 tion of the Council or of the Auditors. He shall submit at each 

 Annual Meeting a statement showing the financial standing of 

 the Club. He shall make disbursements only when authorized 

 by the By-laws or by decision of the Council. He shall be, 

 ex-officio, a member of the Excursions Committee. 



