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Art. 2. The officers shall be a president, two vice-presidents, secre- 

 tary and treasurer, and executive committee. 



Art. 3. the president shall preside at all meetings of the association. 

 In the absence of the president either of the vice-presidents may preside. 

 In the absence of all these officers a president shall be chosen pro tern. 



Art. 4. The secretary shall keep a faithful record of all buisness 

 transacted at each meeting of the society, and shall notify members of 

 all meetings by written or printed notice. 



Art. 5. The treasurer shall have charge of all funds belonging to the 

 association, and shall pay them out only by order of the executive com- 

 mittee. 



Art. 6. The executive committee shall consist of three, of which the 

 president shall be one. They shall have power to raise money to meet 

 the expenses of the association by an equitable assessment of each mem- 

 ber, and shall have a general supervision of all the affairs and business 

 of the association not otherwise provided for. 



Art. 7. The annual meeting of this association shall be held on the 

 2d Wednesday of January annually. The place of meeting shall be 

 determined by a majority of the executive committee, and a notice shall 

 be mailed by the secretary to each member of the association fifteen 

 days previous to the time of meeting. 



Art. 8. Special meetings of the association may be called at any time 

 by the executive committee, and upon a written request signed by five 

 members addressed to the president. Notice of all such meetings shall 

 be mailed by the secretary to each member ten days previous to the 

 time of meeting. 



Art. 9. Any person, or any member of any company, engaged in the 

 manufacture of menhaden oil and fish guano in the United States may 

 become a member of the association by subscribing to this constitution 

 and these articles of association. 



Art. 10. Each firm or company shall be entitled to but one vote at 

 meetings of the association. 



Art. 11. The officers of this association shall be chosen annually by 

 ballot, and shall hold their office for one year or until others are chosen. 



Art. 12. This constitution may be amended at any annual meeting, 

 or special meeting called for that purpose, by a two-thirds vote of the 

 members present. 



Art. 13. Nine members shall constitute a quorum, but a less number 

 may adjourn. 



SECOND ANNUAL MEETING — 1871. 



The report of the statistical committee was as follows : 



Number of factories in operation 64 



Number of men employed at factories 871 



Number of sail vessels , 283 



Number of steamers 25 



