PitocBEniN(;s, l!n4. 



The President : It is misatislaetory to feel that we have a deficit ou our hands, 

 l)ut under the cireunistauees, and in view of the iive-.it strides our Society has made 

 during the past two years, we cannot complain. It gives me a great deal of gratifica- 

 tion to feel that this Society is attracting such widesiiread attention in other lands 

 than our own. It is nice to think that we are making some headway and adding, 

 l>o.ssibl.v, a few iotas of knowledge to the entomological world. 



The next Itciii c;f business that confronts us is the important discussion relative 

 to the adojition of by-laws. A.s has been pointed out in our proceedings from time 

 to time, this Society is a ju-operl.v constituted branch of the Canadian Society of the 

 I'Jast. conseiinently as such we are bound tu accept the constitution of our parent 

 Society. I take pleasure in reading you and recording for our proceedings the 

 c<mstitution of our parent Society. You will remember that at this meeting of last 

 year a resolution was imssed asking tlie Advisory Board to draw up a system of 

 by-laws to present to the special summer meeting that was arranged at Vernon in 

 the month of .Jul.v. 1013. The members present at this meeting were then asked to 

 amend, if necessary, and present their opinions to this meeting for adoption. How- 

 ever, owing to the fact tliat the Constitution of the ])arent Society was undergoing a 

 change in certain iiarticulars. it was thought inadvisable to draw up our own by-laws 

 until these changes were made known and properly ratified. The parent Society 

 held their me«»ting last August at Guelph. and the following Constitution, which 

 appeared in a recent issue of the Ciniuiliiiii Eiit(»i}(iU>(iisl, is the amended and adopted 

 code. It is well that we full.v digest this Constitution, as it is also the one that 

 governs our Society. We are at liberty, however, to frame our own by-laws, and 

 these our Secretary has arranged for discussion on the hack of the progrannnes 

 before the meeting, so, after the Constitution of the imrent Society has been read, 

 we will proceed with our own by-laws. 



CONSTITUTION OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF ONTARIO. 



IXCORPORATKP 1S71. 



Section I. — Ob.jects axd Meiibership. 



1. The Society shall be called "The Entomological Society of Ontario.'" and is 

 instituted for the investigation of the character and habits of insects, the improve- 

 ment and advancement of entomological science, and more espeeiall.v its practical 

 bearing on the agricultural and horticultural interests of the Province. The Society 

 .-■hall consist of not less than twenty-five meml>ers. 



2, The Societ.v shall consist of four classes, viz: Members, life members, 

 honorary members, and corresponding members. 



.3. Members shall be i)ersons whose pursuits, or studies, are connected with 

 entomology, or who are in an.v wa.v interested in natural history, and who are 

 resident within the Dominion of Canada, 



4. Life niembei's shall be persons who have ni.ide donations to the value of .$2."> 

 in money, books, or specimens (the two latter to be valued b.v competent ijersons), 

 or who may be elected as such at the general meeting of the Society, for important 

 services performed, and after due notice has been given. 



5. Entomologists residing outside Canada ma.v be elected corresjionding incmbiTs 

 of the Society, but such membership will not entitle tliem to the publications of the 

 Society except on payment of tlie subscription to the .Tmirnal of the Societ.v. 



(>, Ilonorar.v memliers shall be inenilM>rs of high st.-uidini; and eminence fur tlu'ir 

 attainments in entomology. 



7. The number of honorar.v members shall be limited to twenl.v-five. 



S. The otiicers of the Societ.v shall consist of a President, a Vice-President, a 

 Secretary-Treasurer, and not fewer than tliree, and not more than Ave, Directors, to 

 form a Council; all of whom, with two Auditors, shall be elected annuall.v at the 

 annual general meeting of the Society, and shall be eligible for re-ele<-tion. The .said 

 Council shall, at their meeting, appoint ;i Curator. 



