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be elected until the next following" meeting, except upon the 

 motion of some person other than the proposer, and upon 

 unanimous consent of those present. A two-thirds' vote of the 

 active members present shall he required to elect an active 

 member. 



Corresponding members, except those who become such by re- 

 moval, mav be proposed in the same way a> active members, 

 but the name must be referred to the Executive Committee, 

 who shall at the next meeting report upon the same. A two- 

 thirds vote of the active members present shall be required to 

 elect. 



Honorary members shall be proposed only by the Executive 

 Committee, and ma}' be elected at any stated meeting without , 

 Iving over as in the case of active members. A unanimous vote 

 of the active members present is required to elect. 



The election of active or corresponding members may be bv 

 ballot or viva voce. Honorary members shall be elected by 

 ballot only. 



ARTICLE IV. OFFICERS. 



The officers of the Society shall be a President, a First Vice- 

 President, a Second Yice-President, a Recording Secretary, 

 and a Corresponding Secretary- Treasurer, to be elected by bal- 

 lot at the annual meeting. There shall be an Executive Com- 

 mittee consisting of the officers of the Society and three mem- 

 bers to be elected by the Society in the same manner. 



ARTICLE V. DTTIKS OK OFFICERS. 



SECTION 1. The President, or, in his absence, one of the 

 Vice-Presidents, shall preside at the meetings of the Society 

 and of the Executive Committee. It shall be the duty of the 

 President to deliver an address at the closing meeting of the 

 year. 



SKCTIOX II. TheRecording Secretary shall take and preserve 

 correct minutes of the proceedings of the Society, and shall 

 preserve all publications and other property belonging to the 

 Society. 



SECTION III. The Corresponding Secretary-Treasurer shall 

 conduct all the official correspondence of the Society, shall 

 keep a list of all members, together with their addresses, and 

 shall give due notice of all meetings. He shall have charge of 

 all moneys of the Society, and shall make disbursements only 

 under the direction of the Executive Committee. He shall col- 

 lect all fees and assessments, and notify all members who are in 

 arrears, and submit a report of the state of finances of the So- 

 ciety al the annual meeting or whenever called for. 



