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OF THE 



CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 



ARTICLE I. 



MEETINGS. 



Section 1. The Stated aud Annual Meetings of the Academy shall be 

 held at the Hall of the Academy, and the hours of meeting shall be as 

 follows: From the 1st of September to the 1st of May, at half-past seven 

 in the evening; and during the remainder of the year, at eight o'clock. 



Sec. 2. In the absence of any officer, a member shall be chosen to per- 

 form his duties temporarily, by a plurality of viva voce votes, upon 

 nomination. 



AETICLE II. 



RULES OF ORDER. 



Section 1 . The parliamentary rules, as adopted and practiced in de- 

 liberative bodies in the United States, shall be the rules of order in the 

 transaction of business of this Academy, except so far as these are modified 

 by the Constitution of this Academy. 



AETICLE III. 



ORDER OF BUSINESS. 



1. Eeading of the Minutes of the previous meeting. 



2. Election and reception of new members. 



3. Propositions for membership. 



4. Donations to the cabinet. 



5. Donations to the library, 

 (j. Written communications. 



7. Verbal communications. 



8. Eeports of Standing Committees. 



9. Eeports of Special Committees. 



10. Unfinished Business. 



11. Eeports of Officers. 



12. New Business. 



13. Adjournment. 



