CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS. xxi 



2. Both Members and Associates are eligible for the offices of President, Vice- 

 President, and Members of Council, but three-fourths of the Council shall be 

 Members. ' 



3. Prior to the date of the annual meeting of the Society of the year with 

 which the term of the President expires, the Council shall nominate a candidate 

 for the office of President, whose name shall be presented to the Society for elec- 

 tion at the annual meeting. Any other candidate whose nomination, signed by 

 at least sixty Members and Associates, shall have been submitted to the Secre- 

 tary prior to the annual meeting shall also be presented. The candidate receiv- 

 ing the highest number of votes shall be the President for the ensuing three years. 

 The first President under this rule shall be elected at the annual meeting in 1906 

 and his term of office shall begin January first, 1907. The President shall not be 

 eligible for election as his own successor. 



4. The term of office of the Vice-Presidents shall be three years. The Vice- 

 Presidents whose terms by election now expire in 191 1 and 191 2 shall expire as of 

 December 31, 191 1; those whose terms now expire in 1913 and 1914 shall expire 

 December 31, 1912; those whose terms now expire in 19 15 and 19 16 shall expire 

 December 31, 1913. Beginning with the four Vice-Presidents elected for the term 

 ending December 31, 1914, there shall be four Vice-Presidents elected each year 

 to take the place of those whose terms expire. The Vice-Presidents to fill the 

 vacancies occurring each year in any class shall be elected by the Council from their 

 own membership. Retiring Vice-Presidents shall be eligible for re-election. 

 Honorary Vice-Presidents shall be chosen from the list of Vice-Presidents who have 

 had at least ten years' service as Vice-President. They shall be chosen at the meet- 

 ing of the Council next prior to the annual general meeting of the Society and must 

 be the unanimous choice of all Members of Council present. Not more than two 

 Vice-Presidents may be elected Honorary Vice-Presidents in any one year. 



5. The term of office of the Members of Council shall be three years. 

 Prior to September i of each year the President shall appoint a Nominating 

 Committee of five (Members and Associates both being eligible). This com- 

 mittee shall prepare a list of six Members and two Associate to fill the vacancies 

 occurring in due course at the end of the year, and shall forward the same to the 

 Secretary by September i. This list of names shall be mailed as soon as prac- 

 ticable after September i of each year to Members and Associates. The ballots 

 shall be returned by mail to the Secretary and canvassed at the annual meeting. 

 When the said list of names has 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 con- 

 sidered in connection with the list already sent. In case such additional nomina- 

 tions are made the six Members who receive the highest number of votes shall be 

 declared elected Members of Council and the two Associates receiving the highest 



