Proposed Change in By-Laws 



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Sec. 2. As soon as practicable after the an- 

 nual meeting, the President shall appoint the 

 following Standing Committees, the members 

 •of which shall serve until their successors are 

 designated. 



1. Committee on Rules. 



2. Auditing Committee. 



3. Committee on Finance. 



4. Committee on Membership. 



5. Committee on Research. 



6. Committee on Publications and Lectures. 

 The President shall be ex officio a member 



of each Standing Committee, and shall be 

 Chairman of the Executive Committee. 



Article VI. — Duties of Committees. 



1. Executive Committee. 



The Executive Committee shall, during the 

 intervals between the meetings of the Board 

 of Managers, possess and exercise all of its 

 powers and functions, except as to matters 

 consideration of which may be prohibited by 

 said Board ; provided that full reports of all 

 such proceedings shall be made to the next 

 succeeding regular meeting of the Board. 



2. Committee on Rules. 



The Committee on Rules shall consist of the 

 President of the Board of Managers and three 

 other members, to whom shall be referred all 

 motions to alter or modify the By-Laws, and 

 who shall report thereon at the ne.xt meeting 

 of the Board. 



3. Auditing Committee. 



The Auditing Committee shall consist of 

 three members of the Society, not more than 

 one of whom shall be a member of the Board 

 of Managers. It shall examine the semi- 

 annual reports of the Treasurer with the 

 vouchers for expenditures, and report thereon 

 at the next regular meeting of the Board of 

 Managers. 



4. Finance Committee. 



The Finance Committee shall consist of three 

 members of the Board of Managers. It shall 

 •act as an advisory committee to the Board of 

 Managers in all financial matters. 



S. Committee on Membership. 



The Committee on Membership shall consist 

 of three members, whose duty shall be to in- 

 quire as to the eligibility of all applicants for 

 membership whose names may be referred to 

 it, and to report thereon to the Board of Man- 

 agers for its final action. 



6. Committee on Research. 



The Cominittee on Research shall be charged 

 with the consideration of all matters of scien- 

 tific and technical geography, including ex- 

 ploration, which may be brought before the 

 Society, or which may originate in the Com- 

 mittee; and shall report thereon to the Board 



of Managers, with recommendations for ac- 

 tion. Subject to the approval of the Board of 

 Managers, it may form a technical section 

 within the Society, which is authorized to use 

 for its meetings and discussions the hall of the 

 Hubbard Memorial Building. 



7. Committee on Publications and Lectures. 



The Committee on Publications and Lectures 

 shall consist of the President, the Editor, and 

 the Secretary, to which Committee shall be re- 

 ferred for approval all proposed publications of 

 the Society other than the Magazine. This 

 committee will also make arrangements for all 

 lectures under the auspices of the Society. 



Article VII. — Finances. 



Section i. The fiscal year of the Society 

 shall begin on the first day of January. 



Sec. 2. The annual dues of members shall be 

 $2.00, payable in January. 



Sec. 3. Fellows shall pay an initiation fee of 

 $10.00 on notice of election. 



Sec. 4. Members or fellows, on approval of 

 the Board of Managers, may commute annual 

 dues and acquire life membership by the pay- 

 ment at one time of $50.00. Life members shall 

 be entitled to two admissions to each lecture 

 and course. 



Sec. 5. Members or fellows whose dues re- 

 main unpaid on March I shall be notified by 

 the Treasurer that unless dues are paid within 

 one month they will be in arrears and not en- 

 titled to receive the publications of the Society 

 or to purchase tickets on members' terms. 

 Members or fellows one year in arrears may, 

 after formal notification, be dropped from the 

 rolls of the Society. Objectionable members 

 may be dropped by a two-thirds vote_ of the 

 Board of Managers at any regular meeting. 



Article VIII. — Expenditures. 



There shall be prepared annually by the 

 Editor under the direction of the Finance Com- 

 mittee, about October ist, a statement show- 

 ing the probable income and the probable ex- 

 penditures for the ensuing year. The Board of 

 Managers will then determine the amount of 

 available funds to be applied to each of the 

 activities of the Society, naming in each case 

 the maximum amount that may be expended. 

 It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to report 

 to the Board whenever there appears to be a 

 probability that the income will not be suffi- 

 cient to meet the several allotments. 



Article IX. — Publications. 



The Society shaill publish a journal or 

 periodical under the title, "The National 

 Geographic Magazine," which shall be sent to 

 all classes of members of the Society, not in 

 arrears, and may be placed on sale. The So- 

 ciety may also publish such special books, 

 monographs and reports as the Board of Man- 



