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they are all of uniform size to bind together, those already 

 l^ublished making two, or better, three, liandy octavo 

 volumes, and comprising, as they do, so many subjects 

 which cover a wide tield, making almost a library of lisli 

 culture and kindred subjects. 



THE CONSTITUTION AND AMENDMENTS. 

 1870. 



Aet. I. Name and Objects.— ~T\\e name of this Society 

 shall be "The American Fish Culturists' Association.'' 

 Its objects shall be to promote the cause of lish culture ; to 

 gather and diffuse information bearing upon its i)ractical 

 success ; the interchange of friendly feeling and intercourse 

 among the members of the Association ; the uniting and 

 encouraging of the individual interests of fish culturists. 

 [Amended, 1878, after the final word "fish culturists"" 

 was added, " and the treatment of all questions regarding 

 fish, of a scientific and economic nature,'' VII., 118; also 

 changing the name from the American Fish Culturists' 

 Association to the American Fish Cultural Association, 

 YII., 76; again changed to present title, XIII., 238; again, 

 1884, name changed to "American Fisheries Society," 

 XIII., 230-238]. 



Art. II. Members. — All fish culturists shall, upon a 

 two-thirds vote of the Society, and a payment of three 

 dollars, be considered members of the Association, after 

 signing the Constitution. The Commissioners of the 

 various States shall be honorary members of this Associ- 

 ation, ex-offiycio. 



[Amended to read that " all those who had paid $5.00, 

 and signed the Constitution, were made members of the 

 Association without further action," III., 4. Last para- 

 graph making Commissioners honorary members stricken 

 out. III., 5. 



