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Article VII. — Communications. 



All communications presented at the meetings of the Society 

 must be authorized by the Committee on Communications, and 

 the said committee shall arrange the program for each meeting, 

 unless otherwise directed by the Council. 



Article VIII . — Publications. 

 The Committee on Publications shall have charge of all pub- 

 lishing, in accordance with the rules relating to publications. 



Article IX. — Sections. 

 Sections representing special branches of biology may be estab- 

 lished by the Council upon the written recommendation of ten 

 members of the Society. 



Article X. — Unassigned Business. 

 All the business of the Society not otherwise provided for shall 

 be transacted by the Council. 



Article XI. — Amendments. 

 These By-Laws may be amended by a majority vote of the 

 members present at a meeting of the Society, due notice thereof 

 having been given in writing at least four weeks previously. 



RULES RELATING TO PUBLICATION. 



The annual publication of the Biological Society of Washing- 

 ton shall consist of a volume entitled Proceedings of the Biological 

 Society of Washington, in typography, paper, and general make 

 up, except as herein otherwise specified, conforming, as nearly 

 as maybe, to the volumes heretofore published under the same 

 title. 



Section 1. This volume shall be consecutively paged, and 

 published in parts or brochures. A brochure may consist either 

 of a separate article or of several short articles collected under 

 the title General Notes. The brochures shall be designated by 

 volume numbers and limiting pages and each shall bear the 



