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Article IV. Officers. 



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

 President, a Chairman of each section that may be organized, a 

 Secretary, and a Treasurer. These officers shall be chosen by ballot 

 on recommendation of a nominating committee, at an annual meet- 

 ing, and shall hold office for one year or until their successors qualify. 



They shall perform the duties usually pertaining to their re- 

 spective offices. 



It shall be one of the duties of the president to prepare an ad- 

 dress 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 

 material property belonging to the Academy. 



Abticle V. Council. 



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

 man of each section, Secretary, Treasurer, and the president for 

 the preceding year. To the Council shall be entrusted the manage- 

 ment of the affairs of the Academy during the intervals between 

 regular meeetings. 



Article VI. Standing Committees. 



The Standing Committees of the Academy shall be a Committee 

 on Publication 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 conist 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 Committee 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 mem- 

 bers present at any regular meeting. 



Article X. Amendments. 



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

 the members 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 befoie such meeting. 



