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the direction of the Society. [Note. — This article was amended at the 

 December meeting.] 



Article III. — The office of the Society shall be in the city of Grand 

 Rapids. 



Article IV. — The annual meeting for the election of officers shall be 

 on the first Tuesday in December, in each year ; the officers elected at 

 such meeting to commence service on the first of January following. 



Article V. — The officers shall remain and perform their respective 

 duties until their successors are appointed or elected by the Society; but 

 the regular term of office shall expire on the 31st of December in each 

 year. 



Article VI. — The Society shall hold a meeting on the first Tuesday 

 of eveiy month, at such place as the Executive Committee shall desig- 

 nate, under the direction of the Society. 



Article VII. — Every person who subscribes, or who may subscribe, 

 to these articles, and pay to the Treasurer the sum of one dollar per 

 annum, shall be entitled to membership unless otherwise voted at a 

 regular meeting of the Society. 



Article VIII. — No money shall be disbursed except on an order 

 signed by the Secretary and by direction of the Executive Committee. 



Article IX. — These articles may be amended at any regular meeting 

 of the Society, by a majority vote of such meeting. 



Article X. — By-laws may be passed at any regular meeting. 



Article XI. — The Executive Committee shall require of the Treas- 

 urer such security as they may deem necessary for the safe keeping and 

 proper disbursement of the funds of the Society in his hands. 



These articles of association were signed by a goodly num- 

 ber of gentlemen present, who congratulated themselves that 

 the Society was thus formally organized. 



The following gentlemen were elected honorary members : 

 Wm. Adair of Detroit, J. G. Eamsdell of Grand Traverse, 

 Townsend E. Gidley of Grand Haven, Daniel Uj^ton of 

 Black Lake. 



On motion of Mr. Jacob Ganzhorn of Spring Lake, the 

 following officers were elected by ballot ; President, H. G. 

 Saunders of Grand Eapids ; Treasurer, S. L. Fuller ; Secre- 

 tary, A. T. Linderman. 



A Corresponding Committee was elected, composed of 

 Henry S. Clubb, James Hamilton, and Daniel Upton. 

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