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But any one or more sections may be suspended for one meeting 

 by a vote of two-thirds of the active members present, and the 

 regular order of business may be suspended by a majority vote at 

 any meeting. 



Art. 6. All slides, belonging to the Society, which maybe in 

 the possession of members shall be returned to the rooms of the 

 Society at or before the meeting immediately preceding the an- 

 nual Soiree. 



ORDER OF BUSINESS. 



(i) Reading of minutes of last regular meeting. (2) Reading 

 of minutes of special meeting. (3) Proposals or applications for 

 membership. (4) Reports on candidates for membership. (5) 

 Balloting on candidates for membership. (6) Reports of special 

 committees. (7) Unfinished business. (S) New business. (9) 

 Reading of papers. (10) Discussions.. (u) Exhibition of 

 slides. (12) Adjournment. 



If the Society is to hold property and will need to defend its 

 property rights, the following form is recommended : 



ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION. 



To ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN : 



This is to certify that we, whose names are hereto signed, are 

 persons of full age, citizens of the United States and a majority 

 of whom are citizens of the District of Columbia, have associated 

 ourselves together, pursuant to the provisions of Section 545, 

 Chapter iS, of the Revised Statutes of the United States relating 

 to the District of Columbia, approved June 22, 1874, and the 

 amendment thereto, approved April 23, 1884, under the corporate 

 name of " The Microscopical Society of Washington, 

 D. C." 



This Society is to continue for twenty years unless sooner dis- 

 solved according to law. 



The particular business and objects of the Society are : 



"The cultivation and advancement of Microscopical Science 

 and the mutual benefit of its members as students of the same.'" 



The affairs of this Societv shall be managed by the undersigned 

 and such persons as may be hereafter elected members of said 

 corporation through duly elected officers, consisting of a Presi- 

 dent, Vice-President, Corresponding Secretary, Recording Sec- 

 retary, Treasurer, and Curator. 



The said officers shall be chosen by ballot at the regular annual 

 election of the corporation, at such time as may be fixed upon by 

 the By-Laws of this corporation. 



The officers or managers for the first year of its existence are : 

 (Names follow.) 



