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There were no reports of standing committees. 



Dr. Marshall A. Howe reported for the committee on the 

 amendment of the Constitution as follows: 



To strengthen the legal position of The Torrey Botanical 

 Club as a holder of endowment funds, it has been thought ad- 

 visable to amend the Constitution and By-Laws of the Club in 

 such a way as to lodge the control of the business affairs of the 

 Club primarily in the Council of sixteen members, as provided 

 for in the proposed new Article X, given below. 



The other changes proposed are simply to bring the Con- 

 stitution and By-laws into harmony with this new idea. 

 I. It is moved to amend the Constitution as follows: 



1. To amend Article III by omitting the words: "The Presi- 

 dent, the Vice-president, the Treasurer, the Secretary, 

 and the Editor shall constitute a Board of Trustees in 

 whom the corporate rights of the Club shall be vested." 



2. To amend Article VI by substituting Council for Finance 

 Committee in lines 4 and 7. 



3. To amend Article XI by substituting by the Council for 

 by a member of the Membership Committee. 



4. To amend by inserting a new Article X — Council, which 

 shall read: 



There shall be a Council, consisting of sixteen mem- 

 bers, including the President, Treasurer, Secretary, and 

 Editor, ex officio, with 12 elected members. At the Annual 

 Meeting for 1933 the elected members of the Council 

 shall be chosen by ballot, four for terms of three years, 

 four for terms of two years, and four for terms of one 

 year; thereafter, four members shall be elected each year 

 for terms of three years. Five members shall constitute a 

 quorum of the Council. Vacancies in unexpired terms may 

 be filled by the Club by ballot at any regular meeting. 



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 special 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 pre- 

 sented for payment, shall nominate candidates for mem- 

 bership 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 con- 



