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 CONSTITUTION. 



ABTICLB I. 



This Society shall be called the State Natural History Society of 

 IJlinois. 



ARTICLE II. 



Its field of observation and research shall comprise Geology, Arch- 

 seology, and Biology in all its clepartments. 



AKTICLB III. 



The ofiicers of the Society shall consist of a president, two vice-presi- 

 dents, a treasurer, a secretary, and an executive committee, to' be elected 

 annually. 



ARTICLE IV. 



It shall be the duty of the president to preside at all regular meet- 

 ings. In his absence one of the vice-presidents shall preside. 



ARTICLE T. 



The treasurer shall receive all moneys of the Society, such as fees of 

 membership, donations, etc., and disburse the same as directed upon the 

 written order of the executive committee. 



ARTICLE VI. 



The secretary shall keep a record of all proceedings of the Society, 

 and shall file all papers read before it. 



ARTICLE VII. ^ 



Any resident of the State of Illinois, interested in Natural Science, 

 may bqcome a member of this Society upon the payment of three dollars, 

 if elected by a majority of the members present at any regular meeting, 

 provided that the names for membership shall, in all cases, be presented 

 on the recommendation of two members of the Society. 



ARTICLE VIII. 



Bach regular member shall pay an annual assessment of one dollar 

 after the first year of his membership. 



