CONSTITUTION 163 



societies affiliated with this Society, a Secretary, a Treasurer, an Editor, and 

 six Councilors. 



These officers, together with the Presidents for the next preceding three 

 years, shall constitute an Executive Committee, which shall be called the 

 Council. 



2. The President shall discharge the usual duties of a presiding officer at all 

 meetings of the Society and of the Council. He shall take cognizance of the 

 acts of the Society and of its officers, and cause the provisions of the Consti- 

 tution and By-Laws to be faithfully carried into effect. 



3. The First Vice-President shall assume the duties of President in case of 

 the absence or disability of the latter. The Second Vice-President shall assume 

 the duties of President in case of the absence or disability of both the Presi- 

 dent and First Vice-President. The Third Vice-President shall assume the 

 duties of President in case of the absence or disability of the President and 

 the First and Second Vice-Presidents. 



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

 and a complete list of the Fellows, with the dates of their election and dis- 

 connection with 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 also act as Editor of the 

 publications of the Society, and as Librarian and Custodian of the property. 



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



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

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

 nary 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 reso- 

 lutions from time to time adopted. They shall receive nominations for Fellows, 

 and, on approval by them, shall submit such nominations to the Society for 

 action. They shall have power to fill vacancies ad interim in any of the offices 

 of the Society. 



8. Terms of office. — The President and Vice-Presidents shall be elected annu- 

 ally, and shall not be eligible to re-election more than once until after an 

 interval of three years after retiring from office. 



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

 limitation. 



The term of office of the Councilors shall be three years ; and these officers 

 shall be so grouped that two shall be elected and two retire each year. Coun- 

 cilors retired shall not be re-eligible till after the expiration of a year. 



