ARTICLE V.—DUTIES OF OFFICERS 
Section 1.—The duties of the officers shall be such as pertain to their re-- 
spective offices in similar societies. The President shall be ex-officio chairman 
of the Board of Managers and of the Executive Committee. 
Section 2.—The Vice-Presidents shall perform the duties of the President, 
in his absence, in the order of seniority of office. 
Section 3.—The Secretary shall record the proceedings of the Society, of 
its Board of Managers, and of its Executive Committee, in books to be kept 
for the purpose; shall have charge of all records belonging to the Society, and 
of its publications; shall conduct the correspondence of the Society and keep 
a record thereof; shall inform members, Managers, and officers of their election; 
and shall give notice of all meetings, and inform the Managers and officers of 
all matters requiring their action. 
Section 4.—The Treasurer shall collect all bills and assessments due the 
Society; shall pay from the funds of the Society all bills duly approved by the 
President, or by three members of the Executive Committee; shall send to the 
Secretary once a month the names and addresses of all new members. He shall 
also furnish, at the request of the Executive Committee, a statement of the 
financial condition of the Society. 
ARTICLE VI.—MEETINGS 
Section 1.—There shall be an annual meeting of the Society, for the election 
of Managers and other general purposes, on the second Thursday of January. 
Section 2.—Special meetings may be called upon seven days’ notice by the 
President, or on a written application signed by three members of the Board of 
Managers, stating the object of said meeting. 
Section 3.—The annual meeting of the Board of Managers shall be held 
immediately after the annual meeting of the members of the Society, and other 
meetings may be held at such times as the President or Executive Committee 
may deem desirable. Five members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. 
Section 4.—Meetings of the Executive Committee may be held at such 
times and places as may be appointed by the President, or, in his absence, by 
the Secretary, and three days’ notice of each meeting shall be given. Three 
members constitute a quorum. 
Section 5.—The order of business shall be as follows: 
Reading records of previous meeting. 
Reports of Committees. 
Reading communications. 
Unfinished business. 
New business. 
Cushing’s Manual shall be the authority for the decision of disputed ques- 
tions of order and debate. 
ARTICLE VII—AMENDMENTS 
Amendments or alterations of the Constitution may be made by a two- 
thirds vote of a meeting of the Board of Managers at any meeting, provided 
written notice of the proposed change shall have been sent by mail to every 
member of the Board of Managers not less than seven days previous to said 
meeting. 
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