334 Fortieth Annual Meeting 



the Societ}', be considered as an honorary member of the Association.' " 

 Adopted. (1881, p. 3.) 



Twelfth Amendment 

 Mr. Evarts moved to amend Article III relating to the election of 

 officers by making the offices of President and Vice-President, vacant 

 after one year, and those holding them ineligible for the same office 

 until after an interval of one year. Adopted. (1882, p. 4.) 



Thirteenth Amendment 

 Upon motion of Professor Goode as amended by Mr. Roosevelt it 

 was decided to change the name of the organization from the Ameri- 

 can Fish Cultural Association to the American Fisheries Society. 

 (1884, p. 230-238.) 



REVISION OF CONSTITUTION 



On motion of Mr. Mather, recording secretary, a com- 

 mittee of three, consisting of Messrs. Fred Mather, W. V. 

 Cox and F. N. Clark, was appointed to revise the consti- 

 tution and prepare by-laws. The committee offered a pro- 

 posed constitution for consideration until the next meeting. 

 This tentative form was printed in the proceedings for 

 1885, pages 3 to 7. 



On motion of Mr. Bissell, duly seconded, at the meeting 

 April 14, 1886, each article of the proposed constitution 

 was taken up and separately acted upon. (1886, p. 24.) 



Following is a copy of the revised and accepted 

 constitution : 



ARTICLE I 



Name and Objects 

 The name of this Society shall be "The American Fisheries Society." 

 Its object shall be to promote the cause of fish-culture, to gather and 

 diffuse information bearing upon its practical success, and upon all 

 matters relating to the fisheries; the uniting and encouraging 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 tviro-thirds vote and the payment of three 

 dollars, become a member of this Society. In case members do not 

 pay their fees which shall be three dollars per year after the first 

 year, and arc delinquent for two years, they shall be notified by the 

 Treasurer, and if the amount due is not paid within a month there- 

 after, they shall be, without further notice, dropped from the roll of 



