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ARTICLE 11. 



Standing Committees. 



W'ifhin one month from the date of the Annual 

 Convention the Dominion Executive shall appoint 

 any Special or Standing Commifteps of the Society 

 as required by Bylaw. Nominations for such Com- 

 mittees may be mad^ by any members or by the 

 Nomination Committee at the date of the Annual 

 Convention. 



ARTICLE 12. 



Changes of Constitution. 



This Constitution may bp amended at an.v Con- 

 vention of the Society by unanimous vote or by a 

 majority vote at two consecutive conventions. 



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ARTICLK I. 

 Memhership. 



1. The Society is Canadian, but Canadians resi- 

 dent in other countries are eligible for regular mem- 

 bership. (Jitizens of foreign co\intries are eligible 

 for honorary membership. 



2. Applications for regular membership must be 

 made in writir.g to the Secretary of the Local Branch 

 for recommendation to the Membership Committee of 

 the Dominion Executive. 



.'i. "'Fellowships" are granteil upon recommend 

 ations made by the Dominion Executive or a sub- 

 committee of that l)ody, after such recommendations 

 have been passoil upon and confirmed by a two- 

 thirils vote of the delegates at any annual conven- 

 tion. Any regular memlier may make recommenda- 

 tion for a fellnwshi]! through the prescribed chan- 

 nels. 



It shall be provided however that until all the 

 vacant ''fellowships" are filled, not more than 5 

 may be appointed at any one Annual Convention. 



4. Honorary, members may be elected upon nom- 

 ination by the Dominion Executive at any Annual 

 Convention after acceptance by a two-thirds vote of 

 the delegates. 



5. Members, who in the opinion of the Dominion 

 Executive have failed to maintain the dignity of tha 

 profession may be recommended for suspension by 

 that . body, but such recommendation, before being 

 put into effect, will require to be substantiated 

 by a twothirils vote of the delegates present at the 

 next Annual Convention. 



ARTICLE II. 



Duties of Officers. 

 The President and other officers shall perform 

 the usual duties of their respective offices. The 

 President shall also deliver an address at each An- 

 nual Convention. 



ARTICLE III. 

 Organization. 



1. Hereafter, no one shall be eligible for the 

 Dominion Executive who has not been a member of 

 the Society for one year. 



2. The Dominion Executive shall be the business 

 body of the Society and as such shall transact all 

 general business of .the organization. It shall ap- 

 point the General Secretary-Treasurer, who shall re- 

 ceive a salary to be decided on by itself. 



It shall be responsible that all Standing Com- 

 mittees function in a manner satisfactory to the 

 best interests of the Society. 



;i. Upon the ai)plication of 20 members, the Dom 

 inion Executive may permit the formation of a 

 Local Branch providing, however, that there shall 

 be at least one Tjocal Branch in each Province, ir- 

 respective nf the number of members in that Pro- 

 vince. Such locals shall be governed by Constitution 

 and By l.iws formed in general after the Constitu- 

 tion and By laws of this Society. A copy of each 

 local and Provincial Constitution shall be sent to the 



Dominion Executive, which must approve it before it 

 is valid. 



4. Where there are two or more locals in any 

 Province, these Locals shall form a Provincial 

 Executive through which all dealings with the 

 Dominion Executive must be conducted. The first 

 Provincial Executive shall consist of the President, 

 Vice-President and Secretary-Treasurer of each Local 

 and shall proceed to effect the organization of their 

 own Province. 



ARTICLE IV. 



Meetings. 



1. The Fiscal Year of the Society shall commence 

 on June 1st of each year, and the Annual Convention 

 shall be held within the next three weeks from that 

 date. It shall be convened in such city as may be 

 decided upon at the preceding Annual Convention. 



2 Each Local Branch shall be entitled to send one 

 delegate for every 20 members and any majority frac- 

 tion of 20 members. 



3. Except where otherwise specified in the By-laws, 

 all voting at conventions is reserved for official dele- 

 gates. 



4. The Dominion Executive may call such other 

 conventions of the Society as may be necessary to 

 carry on efficient work. 



•5. Local Branches shall hold meetings as arranged 

 by their Executives. 



6. The Dominion Executive shall meet when and 

 where they may decide, providing that at least two 

 such meetings are held annually. 



7. Notification of the place and ilate of the An- 

 nual Convention shall be sent by mail to each Pro- 

 vincial Executive at least two months before it is 

 to be held. 



Notification of the place and date of Provin- 

 cial Executive Meetings shall be according to their 

 own By-laws. 



Notification of the place and date of Dominion 

 Executive Meetings shall be sent by mail to each 

 member of the Executive at least one (1) month be- 

 fore it is to be held together with agenda of busi- 

 ness to be considered, apart from that of a routine 

 nature. 



ARTICLE V. 



Fees. 



The membership fee of the Society shall be $10.00 

 per annum, payable on the 31st of May. This fee shall 

 be forwarded to the General Secretary. 



ARTICLE VI. 



Funds. 



Funds for the purpose of the Society may be rais 

 ed by assessment upon each regular member by the 

 Finance Committee, provided that a four-fifths 

 affirmative vote of the registered delegates at any 

 -Annual Convention shall be obtained. 



ARTICLE VII. 

 Elections. 



1. Nominations for President, 1st Vice-President, 

 2nd Vice-President and Honorary Secretary-Treasurer 

 shall be valid if received by the Secretary of the 

 Dominion Executive on or before March 31st, pro- 

 vided they are signed by 10 regular members in 

 good standing. 



2. The election of these officers shall be conduct- 

 ed on the Proportional Representation System, and 

 shall be by mail b.allot, every regular member in 

 good standing shall be entitled to cast one ballot 

 which shall be sent out by the General Secretary 

 not later than April 10th, and these shaH be count- 

 ed by a Conimittee consisting of the General Secre- 

 tary, one member of the Dominion Executive and a 

 third party, not a member of the Society, who shall 

 be selected by the Dominion Executive. 



3. .AH ballots shall be the regular form of ballot 

 used by the Proportional Representation Society of 



