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of the regular annual fee, become a member of this So- 

 ciety and entitled to all its publications. 



Any person, society, club, firm or corporation, on ap- 

 proval by the Executive Committee and on payment of 

 $50,00, may become a Patron of this Society with all the 

 privileges of a life member, and then shall be listed as 

 such in all published lists of the Society. The money 

 thus received shall become a part of the permanent funds 

 of the Society and the interest alone be used as the So- 

 ciety shall designate. 



ARTICLE III 



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 as- 

 sistant recording secretary, 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. 



ARTICLE IV 



MEETINGS 



The regular meeting of the Society shall be held once a 

 year, the time and place being decided upon at the pre- 

 vious meeting, or, in default of such action, by the 

 executive committee. 



