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members of the parent Society. They shall be elected by a plurality 

 vote of all members voting at the annual business meeting of the Sec- 

 tion to be held during December of each year and shall serve for a 

 term of one year, or until their successors are elected. These three 

 officers shall constitute the Executive Committee. 



Sec. 4. The Chairman shall preside at the meetings of the 

 Section and shall perform all of the duties incident to this office. In 

 the absence of the Chairman the Vice-Chairman shall preside at the 

 meetings of the Section. The Secretary shall keep the minutes of the 

 Section, shall conduct its correspondence, shall announce its meet- 

 ings, shall be custodian of its records, shall collect all moneys due 

 the Section, shall have custody of all moneys received and shall make 

 all disbursements under the direction of the Executive Committee. 

 In the absence of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman the Secretary shall 

 preside at the meetings of the Section. Annually on January 1 the 

 Secretary shall render a report of the financial standing of the Section 

 to the members thereof. 



Sec. 5. The Executive Committee shall control the expendi- 

 ture of all funds and shall select the speakers, subjects, and dates 

 for meetings of the Section. Two members shall constitute a quorum 

 in this Committee. 



Sec. 6. The election of officers and other important business 

 shall be undertaken only in business meetings of which all members 

 of the Section have been notified at least one month in advance. Mem- 

 bers may vote in person or by letter ballot. A majority of all members 

 voting shall constitute a quorum. Nominations for the elective offices 

 shall be made by a nominating committee to be appointed by the Chair- 

 man. This committee will submit a report of nominations to the Chair- 

 man two months in advance of the date of election. 



Sec. 7. Open meetings of the Section shall be held at such 

 times and such places as the Executive Committee shall decide. The 

 purpose of these meetings shall be the interchange of ideas on sub- 

 jects of interest to the profession of forestry and shall be open to 

 friends and members. 



Sec. 8. To meet the regular expenses of the Section, the Execu- 

 tive Committee is authorized to levy assessment as funds may be needed, 

 aggregating not to exceed $1 per year for each member. Assessments 

 in excess of this amount shall be levied only with the approval of the 

 irajority of the n^embers. Expenses incurred incident to the hold- 

 ing of meetings and other special occasions shall be met by special 

 contributions of those members present or interested. 



Sec. 9. Nominations within the jurisdiction of this Section for 

 membership in the Society of American Foresters shal be made only 

 by Active members of the Society and shall be submitted through the 

 Executive Committee of this Section. Nominations must be in con- 

 formity with the by-laws of the parent society. 



Sec. 10. These' by-laws may be amended by a two-thirds vote 

 of all the members of the Section. 



