120 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 



BY=LAWS 

 ARTICLE I. 



MEETINGS. 



Section i. Regular meetings of the Academy shall be held 

 on the first Monday evening of each calendar month, except 

 July and August. 



Sec. 2. Regular Section meetings may be held monthly, at 

 such times and places as shall be authorized by the Board of 

 Directors, without whose formal consent no change shall be al- 

 lowed. Special meetings and field meetings may be arranged by 

 the Sections without reference to the Board, but they shall be 

 reported in advance to the General Secretary, for the information 

 of the Board. 



Sec. 3. As far as practicable, the Board of Directors shall 

 provide for meetings of the Academy and of the principal Sec- 

 tions- at one and the same place. 



Sec. 4. Special meetings of the Academy may be called 

 by the President, and shall be called at the request of five mem- 

 bers, provided that the particular business to be transacted be 

 stated in the call, and that no other business be consummated 

 at such special meeting. 



Sec. 5. Special meetings of any Section may be called by 

 the Chairman thereof, and shall be so called at the request of 

 three members. The special business for said meeting shall be 

 stated in the call, and no other business shall be transacted at 

 said meeting. 



Sec. 6. Advice of special meetings of the Academy shall 

 invariably be given to all persons entitled to vote, by written or 

 printed notices, duly mailed, not less than one week in advance 

 of the date thereof. 



Sec. 7. Annual meetings of the Academy shall be held in 

 the place of the regular May meeting of each year. 



ARTICLE II. 



ORDER OE BUSINESS. 



Section i. The order of procedure at regular meetings 

 of the Academy shall be : 



1. Minutes of preceding meeting. 



2. Report of Board of Directors. 



3. Report of Committees. 



4. (Special business.) 



5. Unfinished business. 



6. New business. 



7. Program for the Meetin ^, with discussions. 



8. Adjournment. 



Sec. 2. At regular meetings of Sections the order of pro- 

 cedure shall be : 



