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Models for Constitution and By-Laws of Societies.— V. 



CONSTITUTION OF THE OTTUMWA MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY. 

 OTTUMWA, IOWA. 

 ARTICLE I.— NAME AND OBJECT. 

 This society shall be known as the Ottumwa Microscopical 

 Society. Its object shall be the study of microscopy. 



ARTICLE IL— OFFICERS. 

 The officers of this society shall be two : a President and a 

 Secretary. The secretary shall also be treasurer. The officers 

 shall be elected by ballot at the first regular meeting in Septem- 

 ber each year and shall hold office for one year or until their 

 successors are elected. 



ARTICLE III.— MEMBERSHIP. 



The membership of this society shall consist of not more than 

 ten active members and five honorary m embers. Each mem- 

 ber must own or have free use of a microscope with one objec- 

 tive of at least one-sixth inch focus. 



ARTICLE IV.— CONDITIONS FOR ADMISSION. 



Applicants for membership shall present a written applica- 

 tion accompanied by a thesis on some subject of interest to the 

 society at a regular meeting. The application having been read 

 shall be laid over until the next regular meeting when it shall 

 be submitted to a vote of the societ}^ Two members voting 

 *'no" shall be sufficient to prevent a person from becoming a 

 member. Should one vote " no " the application shall belaid 

 over until the next regular meeting when a second ballot shall 

 be taken, a full vote of the society being necessary to elect. 



ARTICLE v.— MEETINGS. 



This society shall meet the second and fourth Tuesday even- 

 ings of each month and three members shall constitute a quo- 

 rum. 



ARTICLE VL— AMENDMENTS. 



This constitution may be amended at any regular meeting of 

 the society by a two thirds vote, notice of such amendment 

 being given at the last regular meeting. 



