CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS 



OF 

 THE RIDGWAY ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB OF CHICAGO. 



CONSTITUTION. 



ARTICLE I. 



NAME. 



This Club shall be known as the Ridgway Ornithological Club 

 of Chicago. 



ARTICLE II. 



OBJECTS. 



The object of this Club shall be the increase and diffusion of 

 ornithological knowledge, by the reading and publication of origi- 

 nal papers; the interchange of personal experiences; the acquisition 

 of a Library and Collection ; and other suitable means. 



ARTICLE III. 



OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES. 



Sec. I. The officers of this Club shall be a President, Vice- 

 President, Secretary and Treasurer, and a Curator and Librarian. 



Sec. 2. The Standing Committees shall be as follows: a Com- 

 mittee on Membership, consisting of three; a Committee on 

 Finances, consisting of three. 



Sec. j. All officers and members of Standing Committees 

 shall be chosen by ballot at the annual meeting, and shall sei - ve 

 until their successors are duly elected. 



