Constitution and By-laws. 



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C. A plurality of the votes cast shall elect. 

 Section 4. Term of Office. — The term of office shall be one 

 calendar year. 



Section 5. Duties. — A. The duties of the officers shall be 

 such as usually devolve on them individually, and also collectively 

 as an executive committee. 



B. The Council shall promptly investigate and report its find- 

 ings on the eligibility of candidates for membership. 



C. The Librarian shall receive and preserve copies of the pub- 

 lications of the experimental investigations of the members, and 

 shall keep an official record of them. He shall call the roll of 

 membership at the annual business meeting and, at that time, 

 shall announce the publications of each member during the pre- 

 ceding year. 



Article VI. Dues. 



The annual dues shall be One Dollar ($1. 00), unless other- 

 wise determined by the Council. 



Non-payment of dues for three consecutive years carries with 

 it forfeiture of membership. 



Article VII. Quorum. 



A majority of the members resident in " Greater New York " 

 shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. 



Article VIII. By-laws. 

 By-lav/s may be adopted at any meeting by a majority vote. 



Article IX. Amendments. 



Section i. Proposed amendments to the constitution must 

 be endorsed by at least three members, at a regular meeting, and 

 may be voted on at a succeeding meeting. 



Section 2. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to give all 

 members due notice of intended amendments. 



Section 3. A two-thirds vote of the total membership shall 

 be required for the adoption of an amendment. 



