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constitute a quorum of the Council. Vacancies in unexpired 

 terms may be filled by the Club by ballot at any regular meet- 

 ing. 



The Council shall hold regular meetings prior to the first 

 monthly meetings of the Club in January, March, May, and 

 October. It shall annually elect a Chairman, who may call spe- 

 cial meetings. The Secretary of the Club shall be Secretary of 

 the Council. The Council shall prepare annually a budget for 

 consideration by the Club, shall approve all contracts, shall pass 

 upon all bills presented for payment, shall nominate candidates 

 for membership and candidates for all elective offices, and shall 

 have power to accept resignations. It shall report to the Club 

 all actions taken. The foregoing shall not be construed as pre- 

 cluding nominations of officers from the floor. 



It shall be the duty of the Council to invest the funds of 

 the Club, whenever there shall be a balance in the Treasury of 

 more than five hundred dollars not wanted for immediate dis- 

 bursement. No transfer of any stock, bond, note, or other evi- 

 dence of debt standing in the name of the Club, shall be made 

 except by the Treasurer, having the written order of the Council 

 for that purpose, and all transfers shall be countersigned by the 

 President or Secretary. 



Article XI — Members 



The Club shall consist of active (including sustaining), cor- 

 responding and honorary members. Active members shall be en- 

 titled to vote and shall be eligible to office. Corresponding mem- 

 bers may hold seats at the meetings of the Club, and may make 

 such suggestions for the promotion of its objects as they may 

 think proper, but shall not be eligible to office or entitled to 

 vote. Honorary members may be chosen from botanists who have 

 distinguished themselves through valuable original investiga- 

 tions, and shall be limited in number to five at any one time. 



Article XII — Election of Members 



Candidates for membership shall be proposed at a regular 

 meeting of the Club, and be voted for at the next ensuing regu- 

 lar meeting, if the nomination be approved by the Council. But 

 upon unanimous consent of the members present, the persons 

 so approved may be elected at the same meeting at which they 



