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more than twelve (12) nor less than four (4) weeks before the annual 

 meeting. Other nominations, if indorsed by at least ten (10) Senior 

 Members or Fellows and presented to the Secretary in writing at least 

 four (4) weeks before the annual meeting, shall also be submitted to 

 the membership on the official ballot. The candidate receiving the 

 highest number of votes for each office shall be declared elected. 



Sec. 4. The Committee on Meetings shall consist of three Senior 

 Members or Fellows, appointed by the President, one of whom, the 

 chairman, shall be a member of the Executive Council. It shall select 

 the speakers, subjects, and dates for meetings of the Society, as pro- 

 vided in Article VI, Section 4. 



Sec. 5. The Editorial Board shall consist of a chairman, who shall 

 be the Editor-in-Chief, chosen by ballot of the Executive Council, and 

 eight (8) other Senior Members or Fellows, appointed by the Presi- 

 dent. Within this Board there shall be an executive committee con- 

 sisting of the Editor-in-Chief as chairman and such other members as 

 the President shall designate. The Board shall have charge of the 

 official organ of the Society and shall decide all matters related to its 

 publication. The executive committee shall consider papers read be- 

 fore the Society, or otherwise submitted to it, shall approve or reject 

 them for publication, and shall transact the business necessary to that 

 end. 



ARTICLE VI 



Sec. I. The Society shall hold an annual meeting, executive meetings, 

 and open meetings. 



Sec. 2. The annual meeting shall be held at a place and on a date to 

 "be designated by the Executive Council. It shall be for the transaction 

 ■of business and for the ])resentation and discussion of ]:)rofessional 

 papers. 



Sec. 3. Executive meetings shall be open to members only, and shall 

 be held at the call of the President, or, in his absence, at that of the 

 Secretary. They shall be for the transaction of business and the dis- 

 •cussion of any subject selected by the Executive Council. 



Sec. 4. Open meetings may be attended by members and by guests 

 of the Society, and shall be held as directed by the Committee on Meet- 

 ings. The Society may hold such field meetings as the Executive 

 'Council or Committee on Meetings may direct. 



Sec. 5. A quorum shall consist of seven (7) Senior Members or 

 Fellows. 



