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Article IV. Officers 

 The officers of the Academy shall consist of a President, a Vice-Presi- 

 dent, a Chairman of each section that may be organized, a Secretary, and 

 a Treasurer. These officers shall be chosen by ballot on recommenda- 

 tion of a nominating committee, at an annual meeting, and shall hold office 

 for one year or until their successors qualify. 



They shall perform the duties usually pertaining to their respective 

 offices. 



It shall be one of the duties of the President to prepare an address which 

 shall be delivered before the Academy at the annual meeting at which his 

 term of office expires. 



The Secretary shall have charge of all the books, collections, and ma- 

 terial property belonging to the Academy. 



Article V. Council 



The Council shall consist of the President, Vice-President, Chairman 

 of each section, Secretary, Treasurer, and the president of the preceding 

 year. To the Council shall be entrusted the management of the affairs of 

 the Academy during the intervals between regular meetings. 



Article VI. Standing Committees 



The Standing Committees of the Academy shall be a Committee on Pub- 

 lication and a Committee on Membership. 



The Committee on Publication shall consist of the President, the 

 Secretary, and a third member chosen annually by the Academy. 



The Committee on Membership shall consist of five members chosen 

 annually by the Academy. 



Article VII. Meetings 



The regular meetings of the Academy shall be held at such time and 

 place as the Council may designate. Special meetings may be called by the 

 Council and shall be called upon written request of twenty members. 



Article VIII. Publication 



The regular publications of the Academy shall include the transactions 

 of the Academy and such papers as are deemed suitable by the Com- 

 mittee on Publication. 



All members shall receive gratis the current issues of the Academy. 



Article IX. Affiliation 



The Academy may enter into such relations of affiliation with other 

 organizations of appropriate character as may be recommended by the 

 Council and be ordered by a three-fourths vote of the members present at 

 any regular meeting. 



Article X. Amendments 



This constitution may be amended by a three-fourths vote of the mem- 

 bers present at an annual meeting, provided that notice of the desired 

 change has been sent by the Secretary to all members at least twenty 

 days before such meeting. 



