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Article XIX. The Ottawa District. 



The Ottawa District shall be the area included within a 

 radius of thirty miles from the City of Ottawa. 



Article XX. The Ottawa Naturalist. 



The Ottawa Naturalist is the organ of the Club. It shall, 

 if possible, be issued before the tenth day of each month, and a 

 copy be sent to every member of the Club. The Editor shall be 

 elected by the Council, nominations being made by ballot. The 

 Associate Editors shall also be appointed by the Council, but 

 each division (department) of the Club shall have the privilege 

 of nominating one or more persons. All contributions published 

 in The Ottawa Naturalist shall be in harmony with the objects 

 of the Club, the decision of the Publications Committee on such 

 matters being final. 



Article XXI. Amendments. 



An amendment to this Constitution may be passed at an 

 Annual Meeting of the Club by a two-thirds vote of the members 

 present, notice having been given at a previous Annual Meeting 

 or to the Council at least two months previous to such Annual 

 Meeting. Notification of a proposed amendment shall be 

 published in The Ottawa Naturalist in the month of Februarv. 



BY-LAWS. 



1. Standing Committees. 



2. Publications Committee. 



3. Duties of Publications Committee. 



4. Duties of the Librarian. 



5. Duties of the Editor. 



6. Duties of the Associate Editors. 



7. Duties of the Excursions Committee. 



8. Leaders at Excursions. 



9. Duties of Lectures Committee. 



10. Departments. 



11. Order of Business at Meetings of Council. 



12. Amendments. 



No. 1. Standing Committees. 



Three Standing Committees of at least five members each 

 shall be appointed by the Council from among its members, viz. : 

 a Publications Committee, an Excursions Committee, and a 

 Lectures Committee. The names of the members of each com- 

 mittee shall be printed in order of their rank, on the cover of 

 The Ottawa Naturalist. 



