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therein, as well as the means of collecting such facts or other information 

 or material as shall, from time to time, become needful or desirable in the 

 conducting of its various operations. 



XIII. — AMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS, SUSPENSIONS. 



Ist. Amendments or additions to these by-laws may be made by a 

 majority vote of the executive board, at any meeting; but if objections 

 shall be made the same shall " lie upon the table " till the next regular 

 meeting of the board. 



2d. These by-laws, or any one or more of them, may be suspended for 

 the time, by order of a majority of all the members of the society present 

 and voting. 



3d, A proposition in the general meeting of the society for an amend- 

 ment or addition to these by-laws shall be referred to the executive board 

 for consideration and decision; but the society may submit therewith its 

 advice or request. 



4th. All amendments of the constitution and by-laws of auxiliary 

 societies shall, before they shall take effect, be submitted to the executive 

 board of this society, by whom their approval or rejection shall be con- 

 sidered upon the principle provided in section XII, clause 2, and the 

 determination of said executive board shall be final and binding opon the 

 auxiliary society. 



