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IOWA ORNITHOLOGIST. 



etc., used by him for the Associ- 

 ation. 



Article VII— The Official Organ. 

 Sec. I — The official organ of 

 the Association shall be a quar- 

 terly journal, known as the 

 "Iowa Ornithologist." 



Sec. 2 — It shall contain the 

 report of the officers together 

 with sucl;i notes and special arti- 

 cles as the Editor-in-chief and 

 his assistants may decide upon. 

 Article VIII — Meetings. 

 Sec. I. An annual " meeting 

 shall be held at such time and 

 place as a majority of the active 

 members voting may desire. 

 Article IX — Motions. 

 Sec. I — An active member 

 shall have the right to submit 

 any motion to a vote of the As- 

 sociation. The motion must be 

 seconded by an active member. 

 Article X — Voting by Proxy. 

 Sec. I — All active members 

 not present at the annual meeting 

 may be represented by proxy. 

 Article XI — Amendments. 

 Sec. I — An amendment to this 

 Constitution may be adopted by 

 a two-thirds vote of the active 

 members voting. 



Sec. 2 — All proposed amend- 

 ments, except those presented at 

 the regular annual meeting, shall 

 be published in the official organ, 

 and balloting upon such amend- 



ment shall not take place for at 

 least thirty (30) days after pub- 

 lication. 



BY-LAWS. 



Sec. I — Each active member 

 shall be required to send to the 

 Editor, or to such person as he 

 may direct, any notes he may 

 have upon the families which are 

 under special consideration in 

 the succeeding issue of the offi- 

 cial organ. 



Sec 2 — Associate members may 

 furnish notes on the families if 

 they so desire and both active 

 and associate members are re- 

 quested to furnish from time to 

 time such special articles of in- 

 terest as their work and observa- 

 tion may provide them with. 



Sec. 3 — Names of candidates 

 for membership may be proposed 

 by active or associate members 

 and such proposal should be ac- 

 companied by such recommend- 

 ations of the proposed candidate 

 as the proposer may have in his 

 possession, and shall be forward- 

 ed to the chairman of the execu- 

 tive Council. 



Sec. 4 — The President shall 

 have the power to appoint a com- 

 mitte of three (3) active members 

 to assist the Editor-in-chief. 



Sec. 5 — The candidate for Ex- 

 ecutive Councilmen, who shall 



