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CONSTITUTION. 



ARTICLE I. 



Name and Objects. — The name of this Society shall be 

 " The American Fisheries Society." It object shall be to 

 promote the cause of fish culture ; to gather and diffuse in- 

 formation bearing upon its practical success, and upon all 

 matters relating to the fisheries ; the uniting and encour- 

 aging of the interests of fish culture and the fisheries ; and 

 the treatment of all questions regarding fish of a scientific 

 and economic character. 



ARTICLE II. 



Members. — Any person shall, upon a two-thirds vote and 

 the payment of three dollars, become a member of this So- 

 ciety. In case members do not pay their fees — which shall 

 be three dollars per year — after the first year, and are 

 delinquent for two years, they shall be notified by the 

 Treasurer, and if the amount due is not i)aid within a 

 month thereafter, they shall be, without further notice, 

 dropped from the roll of membership. Any person can 

 be made an honorary or a corresponding member upon a 

 two-thirds vote of the members present at any regular 

 meeting, 



ARTICLE III. 



Officers.— The officers of this Society shall be a President 

 and a Vice-President, who shall be ineligible for election 



