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ANNUAL REPORT 1918 AND 1919 



Article III. 

 Membership and Dues 



Section 1 . Any person interested in the purposes of this Association 

 may be elected to membership by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the 

 Directors present at a meeting of the Board of Directors. 



Section 2. The Secretary shall notify a member of his election and 

 send him a copy of the By-Laws of this Association. 



Section 3. The membership fee shall be $5.00 payable at the time 

 the application for membership is made, and thereafter shall become due 

 and payable on January 1 st of each year. Upon election the new member 

 shall be entitled to all publications of the Association for the calendar year 

 in which he is elected. 



Section 4. No person shall be enrolled as a new member of this 

 Association until his dues have been paid as herein provided. 



Section 5. Only members in good and regular standing, whose dues 

 are paid, shall be entitled to vote at meetings of the Association, and only 

 such shall be eligible to office. 



Section 6. The membership of any member may be terminated for 

 cause by a two-thirds vote of the entire Board of Directors, the accused 

 being given opportunity for a hearing before action is taken. 



Section 7. Persons who have contributed distinguished service in 

 aiding the purposes of this Association may be elected to Honorary Mem- 

 bership, without dues and without vote, by a unanimous vote of the Board 

 of Directors, or by a two-thirds vote of the members present and voting 

 at the annual meeting of the Association. 



Article IV. 

 Directors and Officers 

 Section 1. The government of this Association, the direction of its 

 work, the control of its property and funds shall be vested in a Board of 

 Directors consisting of nine members, three of whom shall be elected by 

 ballot at each annual meeting of the Association and serve for a term of 

 three years. 



Section 2. Shortly after the annual meeting of the Association the 

 Board of Directors shall convene and elect by ballot from its members a 

 president, a vice-president, also a secretary and a treasurer, who may or 

 may not be a Director, who shall hold office for one year or until their 

 successors are elected. The office of secretary and treasurer may be filled 

 by one person in the discretion of the Board of Directors. 



Section 3. The officers (Art. IV, Sec. 2) shall constitute the 

 executive committee of the Board of Directors; said committee to exercise 

 such powers and deal with such matters as may be referred to it by the 

 Board of Directors. 



Section 4. Meetings of the Board of Directors may be called at any 

 time by order of the President, or by the Vice-President acting in his 

 absence, and shall also be called at the request in writing of three members 

 of the board ; the time, place and purpose of such meeting to be designated 

 in said call. A majority of the Board of Directors shall constitute a 

 quorum. 



Section 5. The Board of Directors shall have the power to fill any 

 vacancy in their number or any vacancy in any office in the Association. 



