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ship of the Society of whicli lie is Secretary, to the Secretary of 

 the American Society of Naturalists. 



Section II. The annual meeting of the affiliated societies 

 shall be held at the same place and time as the annual meetins; of 

 this Societ) . 



Section III. The proceeds of the annual assessment men- 

 tioned in Article I., Section II., of this Constitution shall be held 

 by the treasury of the American Society of Naturalists as a 

 common fund (i) for the defrayal (a) of the administrative ex- 

 pense connected with the calling and holding of all meetings, 

 whether general or special, of both the Society of Naturalists and 

 the afiiliated societies, and (d) of the expenses connected with 

 the official publication; and (3) for application to such other 

 purposes as the Society may from time to time determine 

 upon. 



Section IV. Such moneys as may be in the treasury of any 

 society at ihe time of its admission to affiliation with the Society 

 of Naturalists shall not become a part of the common fund, but 

 shall continue to be the special property of the said society. 



Section V. Each of the affiliated societies shall reserve the 

 right of levying special assessments on its own members, and of 

 collecting and expending the same; of holding special meetings 

 at such times and places as it may determine upon ; of issuing 

 special publications; and of forming and maintaining such other 

 affiliations as it may desire. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



J. Playfair McMurrich. 



The Society adopted by unanimous votes both the changes 

 proposed in the Constitution and in the By-Laws. 



The report of the Committee on the Repeal of the Duty on 

 Scientific and Philosophical Apparatus was read by the 

 Secretaiy : 



