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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 recommendation 

 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 armual 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, 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. Staxdixg 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 regitlar 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 members 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 Secretarj* to all members at least twenty 

 days before such meeting. 



