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Aeticle 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 respective 

 offices. 



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

 which shall be delivered befor-e 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. 



ARTICLE 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 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 

 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 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 transac- 

 tions 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. A*-filiation. 



The Academy may enter into such relations of affiliation with 

 other organizations of appropriate character as may be recommended 

 by the Council and ])e ordered by a three-fourths vote of the members 

 present at any regular meeting. 



Article X. Am^endments. 



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

 members present at an annual meeting, provided that notice of the de- 

 ;-ired change has been sent by the Secretary to all members at least 

 twtjnty days before such meeting. 



