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annual meeting. To this ballot shall be added any further nomination which 

 is proposed and supported by ten or more members ; such further nomination 

 must be received by the Council at least 150 days before the date of the annual 

 meeting. Votes to be counted must be received by the committee of tellers 

 appointed by the Council on or before the day previous to the first day of the 

 annual meeting. 

 A plurality vote shall elect. 



II. — Publications 



The Council has authority, with the approval of the author of any paper 

 presented at any meeting, to make arrangements for publishing such paper 

 through one of the several available channels ; but the acceptance of a paper 

 for presentation at a meeting does not necessarily imply that it will be recom- 

 mended by the Council for publication. , 



III. — Committees 



The Council may provide for such temporary or standing committees as it 

 deems desirable, and may delegate to such committees so much of its authority 

 as it desires. 



lY. — Program Committee 



A special program committee shall be designated by the Council. Its duties 

 shall be to draw up and carry out a program for meetings of the Society. 



V. — Vote of Confidence 



The Council, by a vote of four of its members or upon the request in writing 

 of twenty per cent of the members of the Society, shall submit any question 

 upon whicli they have passed to the membership for a vote of confidence. 

 Such vote must be inaugurated within fifteen days after a motion for a vote 

 of confidence has been passed by the Council or a request in writing by twenty 

 per cent of the members of the Society has been received by the Secretary ; 

 and the majority of votes received within 120 days after the mailing of the 

 ballot shall decide. In case such question is decided against the Council, the ^ 

 members thereof shall forthwith resign office, their resignations to take effect 

 on election of their successors, and a new election of the whole Council sliall 

 be immediately ordered to be conducted as provided in the By-Laws. 



VI. — Amendments to By-Laws 



Amendments to the By-Laws may be proposed at any meeting of the Society 

 or any meeting of the Council. If approved by the Council, the proposed 

 amendments shall be submitted to tlie membership by letter ballot and the 

 majority of the votes received within 120 days from the date of mailing shall 

 pass or defeat the amendment, the result of the ballot to be effective invme- 

 diately upon its declaration by the President. 



January, 1921. 



