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membership in this society for one year, together with a copy of the current 

 volume of transactions for each full member so remitted for. 



7th. The proceedings of such auxiliary societies shall, at the close of the 

 year, be forwarded, in succinct form, to the Secretary of this society, to be 

 by him incorporated into the annual volume of transactions, accompanied by 

 a list of its members for the year. 



8th. The auxiliary societies shall, as far as practicable, be made the 

 medium for the distribution of the annual volumes of the transactions of the 

 society; the nuclei for its meetings, and the means of creating interest 

 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 con- 

 ducting of its various operations. 



XIII. — AMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS, SUSPENSIONS. 



1st. Amendments or additions to these by laws may be made by a majority 

 vote of the Executive Board, at any meeting; but if objection 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 considered upon 

 the principle provided in section XII., clause 2d, and the determination of 

 said Executive Board shall be final and binding upon the auxiliary society. 



