174 CARGO TRANSFERENCE AT STEAMSHIP TERMINALS. 
Presidents whose terms by election now expire in 1911 and 1912 shall expire as of 
December 31, 1911; and whose terms now expire in 1913 and 1914 shall expire 
December 31, 1912; those whose terms now expire in 1915 and1g916 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.”’ 
A further amendment to Section 4, Article IV, is offered as follows—the fol- 
lowing paragraph to be added: -“‘ 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 meeting 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-Presi- 
dent in any one year.”’ 
There is a further amendment to Section 5, Article IV. This paragraph is 
rather lengthy, and I shall not read it. The members are familiar with the method 
of election of officers at the present time. The Council suggests that all after the 
first sentence be stricken out and the following inserted in place thereof: “Prior to 
September 1st of each year the President shall appoint a Nominating Committee of 
five (Members and Associates both being eligible). ‘This Committee shall prepare 
a list of six Members and two Associates to fill the vacancies occurring in due course 
at the end of the year, and shall forward the same to the Secretary by September 
1st. This list of names shall be mailed as soon as practicable after September ist 
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 an- 
other list to the Secretary which shall also be sent out to the membership to be 
considered in connection with the list already sent. In case such additional nomi- 
nations 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 
number of votesshall be declared elected Associate Members of Council, in each case 
for a term of three years.”’ 
These amendments were recommended for consideration by the Council. 
THE PRESIDENT :—You have heard the amendments which have been proposed. 
Are there any remarks to be made upon the same? Does any one require further 
information on the subject? 
The present provision of the Constitution calls for amendments to be reduced 
to writing and signed by not less than ten members and forwarded to the Secretary, 
which was done. The Council considered the amendments and unanimously 
approved the same, and they are now presented to you for approval. If approved 
by two-thirds of the members present voting by ballot, if a ballot be demanded, the 
