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3. The Vice-Presidents, in the order of their precedence, shall assume the 

 duties of President in case of the absence or disability of the latter. 



The three Vice-Presidents represent respectively the three chief branches of 

 paleontology, and it shall be the duty of each to look after the interests and 

 preside at the meetings of the section which he represents. 



4. The Secretary shall keep the records of the proceedings of the Society, 

 and a complete list of the Fellows, Members, Correspondents, and Patrons, 

 with the dates of their election to and separation from the Society. He shall 

 also be the Secretary of the Council. 



The Secretary shall cooperate with the President in attention to the ordinary 

 affairs of the Society. He shall attend to the preparation, printing, and mail- 

 ing of circulars, blanks, and notifications of elections and meetings. He shall 

 superintend other printing ordered by the Society or by the President, and 

 shall have charge of its distribution, under the direction of the Council. 



The Secretary, unless other provision be made, shall act as Librarian, and 

 as Custodian of the property of the Society, except as provided for in Article 

 IV, section 6. 



5. The Treasurer shall have the custody of all funds of the Society except 

 the fees of Fellows. He shall keep account of receipts and disbursements in 

 detail, and this shall be audited as hereinafter provided. 



6. The Editor shall supervise all matters connected with the publication of 

 the transactions of the Society under the direction of the Council. He shall 

 also be the keeper of all publications sent to the Society. 



7. The Council is clothed with executive authority and with the legislative 

 powers of the Society in the intervals between its meetings ; but no extra- 

 ordinary act of the Council shall remain in force beyond the next following 

 stated meeting without ratification by the Society. The Council shall have 

 control of the publications of the Society, under provisions of the By-Laws 

 and of resolutions from time to time adopted. They shall receive nominations 

 for Fellows, Members, Correspondents, and Patrons, and, on approval by them, 

 shall submit such nomination to the Society for action. They shall have 

 power to fill vacancies ad interim in any of the offices of the Society not other- 

 wise provided for. 



8. Terms of Office. — The President and Vice-Presidents shall be elected an- 

 nually. The President shall not be eligible for re-election until after an inter- 

 val of three years from retirement from oflSce. A Vice-President is eligible 

 for re-election not more than once within such interval. 



The Secretary, Treasurer, and Editor shall be eligible to re-election without 

 limitation. 



Article V 



VOTING AND ELECTIONS 



1. All elections shall be by ballot. To elect a Fellow, Member, Correspond- 

 ent, or Patron, or impose any special tax, shall require the assent of nine- 

 tenths of all persons voting. 



2. Voting by letter may be allowed. 



3. Election to Membership. — Nominations for all classes of membership must 

 be made by two Fellows according to a form to be provided by the Council. 



