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Such bills duly approved by the Chairman and Recorder of 

 the Section shall be paid on presentation to the Treasurer of 

 the American Fisheries Society. 



ARTICLE IV 



OFFICERS 



The officers of this Society shall be a president and a vice- 

 president, who shall be ineligible for election to the same office 

 until a year after the expiration of their term; a corresponding 

 secretary, a recording secretary, an editor, a treasurer, and an 

 executive committee of seven, which, with the officers before 

 named, shall form a council and transact such business as may be 

 necessary when the Society is not in session — four to constitute a 

 quorum. 



In addition to the officers above named there shall be elected 

 annually five vice-presidents who shall be in charge of the following 

 five divisions or sections : 



1. Fish culture. 



2. Commercial fishing. 



3. Aquatic biology and physics. 



4. Angling. 



5. Protection and legislation. 



Vice-presidents of sections may be called upon by the President 

 to present reports of the work of their sections, or they may 

 voluntarily present such reports when material of particular value 

 can be offered by a given division. 



ARTICLE V 



MEETINGS 



The regular meeting of the Society shall be held once a year, 

 the time and place being decided upon at the previous meeting, 

 or, in default of such action, by the executive committee. 



