340 CONSTITUTION 



ARTICLE II Board of Directors 



SECTION 1. The Association shall, at its first meeting, elect a board 

 of thirty directors, divided into five groups of six each, to serve one, 

 two, three, four and five years, the duration of office to be determined 

 by lot; thereafter, retiring directors, who have served a full term of five 

 years, shall not be eligible for re-election the year of retirement; pro- 

 vided, however, that this restriction shall not apply to the secretary or 

 treasurer. 



The Board of Directors may hereafter, at the annual meeting or at a 

 special meeting of the Association, be increased in multiples of five to at 

 most sixty, the additional members to be assigned to groups in accord- 

 ance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph of this section and 

 subject to the same restrictions. At least one- third of the total member- 

 ship of the Board shall consist of non-medical persons. 



SEC. 2. The Board of Directors shall make its own rules ; the govern- 

 ment of the Association, the planning of work, the disbursing of moneys, 

 the arrangements for meetings and congresses, and all other matters 

 pertaining to legislation and direction shall be in its hands ; committees 

 shall have the power to execute only what is directed by the Board. 



ARTICLE III Election of Officers 



The Board of Directors shall annually elect from its own number a 

 President, two Vice- Presidents, a Secretary and a Treasurer, who shall 

 be officers of the Association, as well as of the Board. The President- 

 elect shall be installed at the annual meeting following that at which he 

 was elected. 



The Board of Directors shall, at its first meeting, elect also a President 

 to serve for the immediate year. 



ARTICLE IV Committees 



SECTION 1. The Board of Directors shall appoint an Executive Com- 

 mittee of seven directors, of which the President and the Secretary shall 

 be members ex officio, to which shall be entrusted all the executive work 

 of the Association. 



SEC. 2. The Board of Directors is empowered to appoint such com- 

 mittees and representatives as may be necessary for scientific educational 

 work, and for the holding of meetings and congresses. 



ARTICLE V Quorum 



Seven directors shall constitute a quorum of the Board. 

 ARTICLE VI Meetings 



There shall be at least one stated annual meeting of the Association 

 at a time and place to be fixed by the Board of Directors. Other meet- 

 ings of the Association may be called by the Board at such times as it 

 shall deem proper. The Executive Committee shall hold stated and 

 other meetings provided by the rules of the Board of Directors. 



ARTICLE VII Moneys 



The moneys received from membership dues and from all other sources 

 shall be used for defraying the expenses of the Association, and for 

 furthering the objects under the direction of the Board of Directors. 



ARTICLE VIII Amendment of Constitution 

 Propositions to amend the Constitution may be presented in writing 



