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versity of California, Berkeley ; University of Wisconsin, 

 Madison ; Historical Society, Lincoln, Neb. ; Geological Sur- 

 vey, Minneapolis, Minn, ; Observatorio Astronomico y Me- 

 teorologico, San Salvador, Central America ; Sociedad Cienti- 

 fica Argentina, Dr. Estanislao S. Zeballos, Buenos Aires, South 

 America; Observatorio Nacional Argentina, Cordoba, South 

 America. 



The death of Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes (Boston) was an- 

 nounced, October 7, 189i (aet. 86). 



The proposed amendments to the Laws of the Society were 

 taken up. 



The Librarian stated that public notice had been given in 

 the newspapers that the Society would consider same at this 

 meeting, and furthermore, that printed copies of the said 

 amendments had been sent to the members before the date of 

 the meeting, and that the quorum required by the Laws was 

 present. 



Mr. Prime moved to consider Sections 1 to 5, Chapter I, 

 inclusive, together. The motion was carried. 



Mr. McKean moved to amend paragraph 2 of Section 1, to 

 strike out "no other business shall be transacted at such meet- 

 ing until the balloting for the election of members is completed 

 and the result thereof reported to the Society," and to substi- 

 tute instead at end of 1st paragraph, " and it shall have priority 

 over all other business until the balloting be completed." 



The President stated that, agreeably to the custom of the 

 Society, if any amendments were agreed to, that the Law so 

 amended must lie over for two weeks. 



Mr. McKean's motion was put and carried. 



Mr. McKean moved to strike out the words '• not members 

 of the Board of Officers and Council" from Section 2. 



Mr. McKean moved to amend the same section by striking 

 out the words " be unanimous " and inserting instead " there 

 shall be an affirmative vote of at least three members of the 

 Committee." 



The members discussed the question of public posting of 

 names in the Society's Hall. 



