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DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT. 



ART. 3. It shall be the duty of the President, when 

 present, to preside at all meetings of the Club and Execu- 

 tive Committee ; to preserve order ; see that the laws o'f 

 the Club are promptly executed, and the rules of parlia- 

 mentary usage are observed in respect to precedence of 

 motions, orders of debate, &c. ; but if he wishes to take 

 the floor to discuss any motion, he must call some one 

 to preside. In case of an equal division of the members 

 on any question, the presiding officer shall give the casting 

 vote. He shall call special meetings' of the Club when he 

 shall deem it expedient, or the interests of the Club re- 

 quire it ; and on the written application of five members 

 shall call a meeting at such time as they shall designate. 

 He shall issue notices of meetings, in case of the absence 

 or incapacity of the Secretary. 



DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY. 



ART. 4. It shall be the duty of the Secretary, in case 

 of the absence of the President, to call the meetings to 

 order, when a President 'pro tern, shall be elected. He 

 shall keep a record of the proceedings of the meetings of 

 the Club and Executive Committee, with such record of 

 the shoots as the Executive Committee or Club may deem 

 expedient ; shall issue all notices of meetings, stating 

 therein the time and place of said meeting, and the busi- 

 ness coming before it ; shall collect all assessments, and 

 pay the same into the treasury ; and any notice sent to a 

 member, through the post-office, of assessments due, shall 

 be considered as a demand for the same. He shall also 

 keep a record of the name in full of each member of the 

 Club, his residence and business ; which records, books, 

 and papers shall be open to the inspection of the members 

 at all reasonable times. At the end of his term of office, 



