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ARTICLE VITI. 



No change shall be made in this Constitution unless by a vote of 

 two-thirds of the members present at a stated meeting, notice of such 

 proposed change having been submitted in writing at a previous stated 

 meet in t>". 



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CHAPTER I. 



OF OFFICERS AND THEIR DUTIES. 



Art. I. — The President shall preside at the meetings of the So- 

 ciety, enforce the laws, preserve order and decorum, regulate debates, 

 state and put questions agreeably to the sense and intention of the 

 members, and announce the determination of the Society thereupon. 

 He shall nominate the Chairman of all Committees other than those 

 especially excepted, give the casting vote when required, and call 

 special meetings of the Society at such times as he may deem it neces- 

 sary, or at the request of any three members in writing. 



Art. II. — In the absence of the President, his duties shall devolve 

 upon the Vice-President, or in the absence of both, a President pro 

 t/'Dipore, selected from the members; or at his request when present, 

 his duties may be performed by the Vice-President. 



Art. III. — The Corresponding Secretary shall conduct and pre- 

 serve the correspondence of the Society, keep correct copies of all letters 

 written on the business of the Society, acknowledge the receipt of all do- 

 nations from persons who ai'e not members of the Society, notify all 

 corresponding and honorary members of their election, and keep a 

 correct list of all such members, with the dates of their election, re- 

 signation or death. He shall have charge of the certificates of mem- 

 bership, and cause one to be properly filled up, signed, sealed and de- 

 livered to each member, and shall lay before the Society at the stated 

 meeting in December a written report of his transactions during the 

 preceding year. 



