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IOWA ORNITHOLOGIST. 



the S. U. I. in general, and to 

 Prof. Schaeffer in particular, for 

 their kindness in opening their 

 rooms to our use. 



Thus ended the First Annual 

 Congress of the Iowa Ornitho- 

 logical Association. The Associ- 

 ation to meet at Mt. Vernon, la., 

 in 1896. 



J. Eugene Law, Sec'y. 



The active members should 

 send their votes regarding the 

 acceptance or rejection, of the 

 revised constitution and other 

 proceedings of the First Con- 

 gress, to the Secretary before the 

 1st day of December. 



J. Eugene Law, Sec'y, 

 Madison, Wis. 



Constitution and By=Laws of the 

 Iowa Ornithological Ass'n. 



Revised August 23, 1895. 



Article i — Name and Object. 



Sec. I— This organization shall 

 be known as the Iowa Ornitho- 

 olgical Association. 



Sec. 2 — Its object shall be to 

 promote a more thorough study 

 of the birds of our state, thus 

 awakening a truer love for them, 

 and enabling the members to 

 "Look through Nature up to Na- 

 ture's God." 



Article II — Members. 



Sec. I — Members shall be 

 of three classes: Honorary, 

 Active, and Associate. 



Sec. 2 — Honorary Members: 

 Honorary members shall be elect- 

 ed for their eminence in Orni- 

 thology. 



Sec. 3 — Active Members: Any 

 person, residing in the state of 

 Iowa, may become an active 

 member after having been elect- 

 ed. Active members only shall 

 have the power to vote.- 



Sec. 4 — Associate members: 

 Any person, interested in Orni- 

 thology, may 'become an asso- 

 ciate member after having been 

 elected. 

 Article III — Officers and Com- 

 mittees. 



Sec. I — The officers and com- 

 mittees of the Association shall 

 be President, Secretary, Editor- 

 Treasurer, and an Executive 

 Council of three (3) members, 

 and a Finance Committee of 

 three (3) members. 



Sec. 2 — No member shall hold 

 more than one office at any one 

 time. 

 Article IV — Duties of Officers. 



Sec. I — Duties of the Presi- 

 dent: The President shall be 

 the official head of the Associa- 

 tion and it shall be his duty to 

 preside at any of the meetings; 



