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Provision 4 cont. 



Session of the Congress. One of the Permanent Secretaries shall 

 primarily represent the interests of medical and veterinary bacte- 

 riology and one the interests of non-medical bacteriology. Vacan- 

 cies in the position of Permanent Secretary which may occur in the 

 interim between Congresses of the International Association of Micro- 

 biological Societies shall be filled by the Judicial Commission, such 

 appointments to be temporary unless confirmed by the next Congress. 

 The Permanent Secretaries shall be regarded as members-at-large and 

 shall not be included in the cjuota of any nation. 

 The duties of the Permanent Secretaries shall be: 



(1) To prepare, in cooperation with the Chairman of the Com- 

 mittee, the Agenda for all meetings of the Committee. 



(2) To serve exofficio as voting members and as joint Secretaries 

 of the Judicial Commission. 



(3) To secure from the several national societies representing 

 microbiology their nominations for membership, and when 

 such nominations are in accordance wdth the Provisions of 

 this Code of Nomenclature, to certify such nominees to 

 temporary membership, and to prepare a list of all nominations 

 for membership for presentation to the Committee at its first 

 regular meeting at each International Congress. 



(4) To receive from the Judicial Commission such recommenda- 

 tions as may require action by the Committee; in the intervals 

 between International Congresses to duplicate and send such 

 recommendations to all members of the Committee. If the 

 members of the Committee are circularized to secure com- 

 ments and suggestions, to tabulate the information received. 

 If the members are asked to vote upon any proposal, to tabulate 

 and announce the result of the ballot and to certify the results 

 to the Chairman of the Committee and to the Chairman of 

 the Commission. 



(5) With the Chairman of the Judicial Commission, to serve as 

 members of the Editorial Board to edit and prepare for final 

 publication all Opinions issued by the Judicial Commission, 

 also the International Code of Nomenclature of the Bacteria 

 and Viruses and its amendments, and all other publications 

 authorized by or sponsored by the Committee or by the 

 Judicial Commission. 



