x The Biological Society of Washington. 



apart for the delivery of the President's annual address, unless 

 a special meeting is called for the purpose. 



Persons interested in biological science may, upon invitation 

 of a member, be present at any meeting of the Society except 

 the annual meeting. 



ARTICLE V. Annual Meeting and Election of Officers. 



The order of proceedings at the annual meeting shall be as 

 follows : 



1. Reading of the minutes of the last annual meeting. 



2. Presentation of the annual reports of the Secretaries. 



3. Presentation of the annual report of the Treasurer. 



4. Announcement of the names of members who, having 

 complied with Article III of these By -Laws, are entitled to vote 

 on the election of officers. 



5. Election of President. 



6. Election of four Vice-Presidents. 



7 . Election of one Recording and one Corresponding Secretary. 



8. Election of Treasurer. 



9. Election of five additional members of the Council. 



10. Consideration of amendments to the Constitution. 



11. Reading of the rough minutes of the meeting. 

 The election of officers will be conducted as follows: 

 Nominations shall be made in each case by informal ballot 



and the result announced by the Secretary, after which the first 

 formal ballot shall be taken. 



In balloting for Vice-Presidents and the five additional mem 

 bers of the Council, each member shall write on one ballot as 

 many names as there are officers to be elected, namely, four on 

 the first ballot for Vice-Presidents, and five on the first ballot 

 for members of the Council ; and on each subsequent ballot as 

 many names as there are officers still to be elected . Those per 

 sons who receive a majority of the votes cast shall be declared 

 elected. 



If in any case the informal ballot result in giving a majority 

 for one or more of the persons balloted for, it may be declared 

 formal by a majority vote. 



ARTICLE VI . Committees . 



There shall be two standing committees, one on Communica 

 tions and one on Publications. 



