CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS. 



XV 



shall be returned by mail to the Secretary and canvassed by a committee of three members 

 appointed by the President. This canvassing committee shall report the results of the elec- 

 tion to the Council at its meeting immediately prior to the Annual Meeting of the Society. 

 (5) When the ballots have been sent out by the Secretary, should there be a desire on 

 the part of Members or Associates to suggest another list of candidates for the Council, any 

 twenty Members and Associates may unite in submitting another list to the Secretary which 

 shall also be sent out to the membership to be considered in connection with the list already 

 sent. In any event, the six Members who receive the highest number of votes shall be de- 

 clared elected Members of Council and the two Associates receiving the highest number of 

 votes shall be declared elected Associate Members of Council, in each case for a term of 

 three years. 



6. A vacancy in the office of President shall be filled by ballot by the Council from the 

 list of Past Presidents, Honorary Vice-Presidents and Vice-Presidents until the end of the 

 year in which it occurs. At the annual meeting of that year a new President shall be elected 

 for three years in the manner prescribed in paragraph 3. A vacancy in the office of Mem- 

 ber of Council shall be filled by the Council for the unexpired portion of term of the Mem- 

 ber or Associate causing the vacancy. 



7. The President, Past Presidents, Honorary Vice-Presidents and Vice-Presidents shall 

 be ex-oMcio members of Council. 



8. The Council may hold meetings subject to the call of the President, as often as the 

 interests of the Society may demand. 



9. At all meetings of Council seven members shall constitute a quorum. 



10. The Secretary and Treasurer shall be elected annually by the Council, but may be 

 removed at any time by a majority vote of the Council after due notice has been given. 



11. The Secretary must be a Member of the Society. 



Article V. 

 Management. 



1. (1) The President shall have general supervision over the aflfairs of the Society, 

 appoint special committees, and preside at the annual general meetings. He shall be ex-oMcio 

 member of all committees. 



(2) In the absence of the President, one o f the Past Presidents, Honorary Vice-Presi- 

 dents or Vice-Presidents, in the order of seniority as determined by original accession to, or 

 election, in, their respective grades, shall preside and perform all the duties of the President; 

 where there is the same date of seniority, the alphabetical order will govern. Provided, how- 

 ever, that for the Annual Meeting of the Society or for any other special occasion when it is 

 known that the President cannot attend and preside, the Executive Committee shall, in its 

 discretion, select and designate as Acting President any one of the Past Presidents, Honorary 

 Vice-Presidents, Vice-Presidents or members of Council, who shall act for the President in 

 his temporary absence and shall perform all the duties which would devolve upon that offi- 

 cer during such Annual Meeting or on such special occasion. 



2. (1) The direct management of the Society shall be vested in an Executive Committee 

 of nine, composed of seven members of Council, elected annually by the Council, and the 

 President and the Secretary of the Society ex-oMcio. At least five of the seven elective 

 members of the committee shall be Members of the Society. 



