CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS 431 



II. No meetings of the Academy shall be held without thirty days 

 previous notice by the Secretary to all members. 



III. Fifteen members shall constitute a quorum of the Academy 

 A majority of the Council shall constitute a quorum of the Council. 



IV. No bill against the Academy shall be paid without an order 

 signed by the President and Secretary. 



V. Members who shall allow their dues to remain unpaid for 

 three years, having been annually notified of their arrearage by the 

 Treasurer, shall have their names stricken from the roll. 



VI. The Librarian shall have charge of the distribution, sale, 

 and exchange of the published Transactions of the Academy, under 

 such restrictions as may be imposed by the Council. 



VII. The presiding officer shall at each annual meeting appoint 

 a committee of three who shall examine and report in writing upon 

 the account of the Treasurer. 



VIII. No paper shall be entitled to a place on the program un- 

 less the manuscript or an abstract of the same shall have been previ- 

 ously delivered to the Secretary. No paper shall be presented at any 

 meeting, by any person other than the author, except on vote of the 

 members present at such meeting. 



IX. The Secretary and the Treasurer shall have their expenses 

 paid from the Treasury of the Academy while attending council meet- 

 ings and annual meetings. Other members of the council may have 

 their expenses paid while attending meetings of the council, other than 

 those in connection with annual meetings. 



X. These by-laws may be suspended by a three-fourths vote of the 

 members present at any regular meeting. 



