74 THE MICROSCOPE. May 



bly upon the second Sunday of October in each year, at 1 L 

 o'clock A. M., in the rooms of the Society at Brussells. 



The order of business at this meeting is as follows : 



1st. To hear the report of the Executive Council upon the 

 condition of the society. 



2nd. To audit the accounts. 



3rd. To fix the days for the monthly meetings of the society. 



4th. To deliberate upon the propositions submitted to it by 

 the Executive Council or which are proposed by any nine ac- 

 tive members. 



5th. To elect by secret ballot a President, the Vice-Presidents, 

 the Secretary, the Treasurer and the members of the Executive 

 Council. 



All decisions made by the general assemblies shall be by the 

 majority vote of all the active members present. 



Sec. 11. The Executive Council has the right to call together 

 the general assembly in extra session. It is its duty to do so 

 after one month's notice upon the written request of twelve ac- 

 tive members. 



Sec. II2. All calls for extra sessions must be sent to the mem- 

 bers at least fifteen days before the date fixed for such meeting. 

 This call must indicate in detail the questions upon which the 

 assembly is to be called upon to deliberate, and no decision can 

 be made uj^on any questions that were not contained in the 

 program for the da}^ as set forth in the call. 



ARTICLE IV.— ADMINISTRATION. 



Sec. 12. The society shall be governed by an Executive Coun- 

 cil, which shall represent it. This council shall be composed of 

 a President, two Vice-Presidents, a Secretary, a Treasurer, a 

 Curator, (Librarian) and four members. 



Sec. 13. It shall be the duty of the Council to take such 

 measures and make such regulations as shall assure the pros- 

 perity ol the society, order in its work and publications and 

 preserve its collections, library, furniture, &c. Its decisions are 

 valid only when they are taken by the absolute majority of all 

 its members. 



Art. IS-i. The Council shall elect each year an assistant Sec- 

 retary and an assistant Curator-Librarian. The duration of 



