viii The Biological Society of Washington. 



BY-LAWS. 



Article I. — Members. 



Active members only shall be entitled to vote and to hold office. 



Persons residing outside of the District of Columbia may be- 

 come corresponding members of the Society. They may attend 

 its meetings, and take part in and contribute to its proceedings. 

 Corresponding members may be transferred to active member- 

 ship l)y the Council. 



Nominations for membership shall be signed by three active 

 members of the Society, and submitted to the Council through 

 the Recording Secretary. They shall not receive action until 

 they have been before the Council at least two weeks. After 

 recommendation l)y a majority of the Council present at a 

 regular meeting, nominations shall be acted upon at the next 

 ensuing regular meeting of the Society, a majority vote of the 

 members present being necessary to an election. 



Notice of resignation of membership shall be given in writing 

 to the Council. 



Article II. — Officers. 



The President shall preside at the meetings of the Society and 

 of the Council. He shall appoint all committees except such 

 as are otherwise provided for; and, jointly with the Recording 

 Secretary, shall sign all written contracts and other obligations 

 of the Society. In the absence of the President, his duties shall 

 be performed by one of the Vice-Presidents. 



The Recording Secretary shall keep minutes of the meetings 

 of the Society and Council. 



The Corresponding Secretary shall issue notices for the meet- 

 ings of the Society and Council, shall notify members of their 

 election, and conduct the correspondence. He shall have the 

 custody of the records, except the minutes and the accounts of 

 the Treasurer, 



The Treasurer shall collect all moneys and, under the direction 

 of the Council, disburse the same. He shall report upon the 

 state of the funds at each annual meeting, and at other times if 

 required. The accounts of the Treasurer shall be audited by a 

 committee of three, to be appointed at least two weeks previous 

 to the annual meeting. In the absence of the Treasurer, the 

 Recording Secretary is authorized to receive the dues of members. 



