12 TRANSACTIONS OF THE 
By-Laws 
1. The first hour, or such part thereof as shall be 
necessary, in each session shall be set aside for the trans- 
action of the business of the Academy. The following 
order of business shall be observed as far as practicable: 
1. Opening. : 
2. Minutes of last meeting. 
3. Reports of Officers. 
4. Reports of Standing Committees. 
5. Appointing of Special Committees. 
6. Unfinished Business. 
7. New Business. 
8. Reports of Special Committees. 
9. Election of Officers. 
10. Election of Members. 
11. Program. 
12. Adjournment. 
2. The President shall deliver a public address on 
the evening of one of the days of the meeting, at the 
expiration of his term of office. 
3. No bill against the Academy shall be paid by the 
Secretary without an order signed by the President. 
4. Members who allow their dues to remain unpaid 
for two years, having been annually notified of their 
arrearage by the Secretary, shall have their names 
stricken from the roll. 
5. The Permanent Secretary shall collect initiation 
fees, dues and other moneys for the Academy and shall 
have charge of the distribution, sale and exchange of the 
published transactions of the Academy, under such 
restrictions as may be imposed by the Council. 
6. Eight members shall constitute a quorum for the 
transaction of business. 
7. No paper shall be entitled to a place on the pro- 
