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of the Society. He shall attend to the preparations, printing and mailing of circulars, 

 blanks, and notifications of elections and meetings. He shall superintend other printing 

 ordered liy the Academy, or by the President, and shall have charge of its distribution 

 under the direction of the Council. 



The Secretary, unless other provision he made, shall also act as Editor of the publica- 

 tions of the Academy and as Librarian and Custodian of property. 



5. The Treasurer shall have the custody of all funds of the Academy. He shall 

 keep an account of receipts and disbursements in detail, and this account shall be audited 

 as hereinafter provided. 



6. The Academy may elect an Editor to supervise all matters connected with the pub- 

 lication of the transactions of the Academy, under the directidn of the Council, and to 

 perform the duties of Liljrarian until such time as the Academy shall make that an inde- 

 jDendent office. 



7. The Council is clothed with executive authority, and with the legislative powers 

 of the Academy in the intervals between the latter's meetings; but no extraordinary act 

 of the Council shall remain in force beyond the next following stated meeting, without 

 ratification by the Academy. The Council shall have control of the publications of the 

 Academy, imder the provisions of the By-Laws and of the resolutions from time to time 

 adopted. It shall receive nominations for members, and on approval, shall submit such 

 nominations to the Academy for action. It shall have power to fill vacancies ad interim, 

 in any of the offices of the Academy. 



8. Terms of Office. The President and Treasurer shall be elected annually, and 

 shall not be eligible to re-election for an interval of three years after retiring from office. 

 The Vice Presidents, Secretary, and the Editor shall be elected annually and be eligible 

 to re-election without limitation. [Section 8 was amended April 1, 1898, to read as follows: 

 The President, Vice Presidents, Secretary, Treasurer, and Editor shall be elected annually, 

 and be eligible to re-election without limitation.] 



ARTICLE V: Voting and Elections. 



1. All elections shall be by ballot. To elect a Resident Member, Corresponding Mem- 

 ber, Honorary Member, or Patron or impose any special tax shall require the assent of 

 three-fourths of all Resident Members voting. 



2. Any member may be expelled by a vote of nine-tenths of all members voting, provided 

 notice that such a movement is contemplated be given at a meeting of the Academy three 

 months previous to such action. 



3. Election of Members. Nominations for Resident membership shall be made 

 by two Resident Members, according to a form to be provided by the Council. One of 

 these Resident Members must be personallv acquainted with the nominee and his qualifica- 

 tions for membership. The Council shall submit the nominations received by them, if 

 approved, to a vote of the Academy at a regular meeting. 



4. Election of Officers. Nominations for oflrice shall be made by the Council 

 as provided in the By-Laws. The nominations shall be submitted to a vote of the 

 Academy at its winter [Annual] meeting. The officers thus elected shall enter upon 

 duty at the adjournment of the meeting. 



5. At the meeting in which this Constitution is adopted the officers for the ensuing 

 year shall be elected in such manner as the Academj^ may determine. 



ARTICLE VI: Meetings. 



1. The Academy shall hold at least two stated meetings a year — a Summer [or Field] 

 Meeting, and a Wiyiter [or Anmad] Meeting. The date and place of each meeting shall 

 be fixed by the Council, and announced by circular at least three months before the meet- 

 ing. The programme of each meeting shall be determined by the Council, and announced 

 beforehand, in its general features. The details of the daily sessions shall also be arranged 

 by the Council. 



2. All members must forward to the Secretary, if possible, before the convening of 

 the Academy, full title of all papers which they propose to present during the meeting, 

 with a statement of the time that each will occupy in delivery and a brief abstract of their 

 contents. From the abstracts thus presented, the Council will determine the fitness of 

 the paper for the programme. 



3. This section stricken out April 1, 1898. 



4. Special Meeting of the Academy may be called by the Council, and must be 

 called upon the written request of twenty Resident Members. 



