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(9.) Amendments to the by-laws duly proposed at a 

 previous meeting. 



4. At the other regular meetings, business shall be 

 transacted in the following order : 



(1.) Call to order by the presiding officer. 

 (2.) Eeading of the minutes of the last meeting. 

 (3.) Communications, papers, lectures, &c. 

 (4.) Reports of committees. 

 (5.) Miscellaneous business. 



5. Special meetings may at any time be called by the 

 presiding officer, upon giving notice in one of the daily 

 city newspapers, or by messenger. 



II. Duties of Officers. 



6. The President shall preside at all the meetings, 

 nominate and appoint all committees, have a casting vote 

 in case of a tie, declare the decisions of the Institute, and 

 call extraordinary meetings when he shall consider them 

 necessary. 



7. In the absence of the President, one of the Vice 

 Presidents shall preside, who shall have all the powers 

 granted to the President. 



8. In addition to the Recording Secretaries of the several 

 departments, there shall be chosen annually a Recording 

 Secretary for the Institute at large, who shall keep the 

 minutes of the Institute, give notice of the anniversary and 

 other meetings, notify new members of their election, 

 and transact such other business as may be directed by the 

 by-laws, or by a vote of the Institute. In the absence of 

 the Recording Secretary, one of the Recording Secreta- 

 ries of the Departments shall perform the duties of his 

 office, on the request of the President. 



9. A Corresponding Secretary of the Institute at large 

 shall also be elected annually. He shall conduct the carre- 

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