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to enforce a due observance of 

 the Constitution and By-laws; 

 and to perform such other duties 

 as may pertain to this office. 



Sec. 2 — Duties of Vice-Presi- 

 dent: It shall be the duty of the 

 Vice-President to perform the 

 duties of the President in case of 

 his being absent or otherwise en- 

 gaged. 



Sec. 3 — Duties of the Secre- 

 tary: It shall be the duty of the 

 Secretary to conduct the corres- 

 pondence of the Association; to 

 keep a history of the Association; 

 to keep a record of its members 

 and officers; and to notify per- 

 ,sons of their election to member- 

 ship, and members of their elec- 

 tion to office. 



Sec. 4 — Duties of the Editor- 

 Treasurer: This officer shall be 

 the Editor-in-chief of the official 

 organ and shall have power with 

 the consent of the Finance Com- 

 mittee to purchase such supplies 

 as may be needed in its publica- 

 tion. 



He shall receive and have 

 charge of all moneys belonging to 

 the Association, and shall pay 

 such bills as are approved and 

 endorsed by the Finance Com- 

 mittee. He shall publish and 

 send with each issue of the offi- 

 cial organ, a report of all receipts 

 and expenditures made by him 



during the preceding quarter. 



Sec. 5 — Duties of the Execu- 

 tive Council: They shall ballot 

 upon the names of all candidafes 

 for membership and a two-thirds 

 vote of the Council shall be re- 

 quired to elect a candidate. 



The chairman of the Council 

 shall notify the Secretary of all 

 persons elected to membership. 

 They shall furnish for publication 

 in each issue of the official organ 

 a report of their proceedings. In 

 all cases not otherwise provided 

 for, the Executive Council shall 

 have supreme power; provided, 

 that when their vote is not unan- 

 imous, the vote of the President 

 of the Association shall decide. 



Article V — Election of Officers. 



Sec. I — The election of officers 

 and committees shall be held an- 

 nually, at the annual meeting. 



Sec. 2 —The officers of the As- 

 sociation shall be nominated and 

 elected by a majority ballot of 

 the active members voting, and 

 shall be chosen from among the 

 active members. 



Article VI — Salaries of Officers. 

 Sec. I — The officers of the 

 Iowa Ornithological xAssociation 

 shall receive no salary, but each 

 officer shall be allowed the actual 

 amount expended by him for the 

 purchase of stationery, postage. 



