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limited to fifteen in number, and they alone shall have the privilege of 

 voting and holding office. 



Sec. 2. Associate members shall be residents of Pennsylvania, New 

 Jersey, Delaware or Maryland, and shall not be limited in number. 

 They may take part in all the scientific meetings of the Club, and are 

 entitled to all the privileges of membership except voting and holding 

 office. An Active member who shall be absent from four consecutive 

 meetings shall be transferred to the Associate membership, unless his 

 absence be occasioned by sickness or other cause that may be deemed 

 sufficient excuse by a majority of the Active members present at a reg- 

 ular meeting. 



Sec. J. Persons residing more than twenty-five miles from Philadel- 

 phia, capable of furnishing desirable ornithological information to the 

 Club, may be elected Corresponding members. They may attend the 

 scientific meetings of the Club and contribute notes or papers, but shall 

 have no further privileges of membership. Upon removal of their resi- 

 dence to within twenty-five miles of Philadelphia they cease to be Cor- 

 responding members but may be elected to Associate membership. 



Article II. — Officers. 



Sec/ion /..The President shall preside at the meetings of the Club 

 and shall appoint all committees. 



Sec. 2. The Vice-President shall assume the duties of the President 

 in case of his absence or inability to act. 



Sec. J. The Secretary shall keep the minutes of the meetings of the 

 Club, shall send notices of time and place of meetings to all Active and 

 Associate members, shall notify members elect of their election and 

 shall acknowledge gifts or communications to the Club. 



Sec. 4. The Treasurer shall collect all dues from members and shall 

 have the care of all moneys belonging to the Club. He shall not make 

 any disbursements unless so authorized by a majority vote of the Active 

 members present at a regular meeting of the Club, and he shall present 

 a report at each annual meeting of the Club. 



Sec. §. Vacancies occurring in any office may be filled at the next 

 regular meeting of the Club. 



Article III. — :Meetings. 



Sectioti J. The regular meetings of the Club shall be held at 7 : 30 

 p. m., on the first and third Thursday in each month, from October to 

 May inclusive, at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 



