CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS 



Adopted March 25, 1873. Amended at various times and codified 



March and April, 1927. Printed in Torreya 28: 119-123. 



Nov.-Dec. 1928. Revised January, 1933. 



CONSTITUTION 

 Article I — Name 



The name of this Society shall be The Torrey Botanical 

 Club. 



Article II — Objects 



The objects of the Club shall be to collect and diffuse correct 

 information on all topics relating to Botany, and to promote an 

 interest in this science. 



Article III — Officers 



The officers of the Club shall consist of a President, a First 

 Vice-President, a Second Vice-President, a Treasurer, a Secre- 

 tary, an Editor, Associate Editors, and a Bibliographer. The 

 officers shall be elected annually by ballot, and shall hold their 

 offices for one year, or until others are installed in their places. 

 At such election the presiding officer shall appoint two persons 

 to receive and count the votes given thereat. 



If a vacancy occurs in any of the offices of the Club, it may 

 be filled by special election at a regular meeting of the Club, 

 due notice of such election having been given by the Secretary, 

 and the person so elected to fill a vacancy shall hold his office 

 until the next annual election, or until his successor is chosen. 



Article IV — President 



The President shall preside at all meetings of the Club, and 

 exercise all the powers and authority usually pertaining to a 

 presiding officer. 



Article V — Vice-presidents 



In the absence of the President, one of the Vice-presidents 

 shall preside; in the absence of the President and both Vice- 

 presidents, a chairman shall be chosen pro tempore. 



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