xvi By-Laws and Rules. 



3. Reading and approval of minutes of previous day's ses- 

 sion. 



4. Selection of time and place of the next Stated Meeting. 



5. Appointment by the President of a Committee, consisting 

 of three Active Members, to co-operate with the President and 

 Secretary as a Committee of Arrangements for the next Stated 

 Meeting. 



6. Report from the Council. 



7. Action on business reported from the Council. 



8. Reports of Committees. 



9. Miscellaneous business. 



10. Presentation and discussion of scientific papers, or 

 remarks. 



11. Reading and correction of the minutes of the day's ses- 

 sion. 



12. Adjournment. 



III. The business portion of each day's session shall be open 

 to members only. 



IV. The Rules of Order of the Union shall be those of the 

 United States Senate, unless suspended by unanimous consent. 



V. The order of business at any session of the Union may 

 be varied from the above, by a two-thirds vote of the members 

 present. 



VI. The claims and q lalifications of nominees for member- 

 ship may be discussed before the Union, but such discussions 

 shall be held as strictly confidential. 



VII. The By-Laws and Rules, and list of the Officers and 

 Members of the Union, may be published at such intervals and 

 in such manner as the Council may determine. 



VIII. The printing for the Union shall be under the direction 

 of the President and Secretary, and three other Members of the 

 Council, who shall be appointed by the Council, and these five 

 shall constitute a Committee of Publication. 



IX. The publication of the Quarterly Journal, 'The Auk,' 

 shall be in charge ofthe Council, which, at each Stated Meeting 

 of the Union, shall appoint the editorial staff' for the ensuing 

 year, and shall authorize the editorial staff' to secure a compe- 

 tent publisher, and otherwise provide for the proper publication 

 of the Journal. 



