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^Proceedings of ^econd ^^nnual jVLEETiNG. 
Thursday, April 23, 1874. 
An annual meeting of the Zoological Society was 
held this day at No. 35 South Third street, at 12 m. 
The meeting was called to order by Gen*l Isaac 
J. Wistar, and on motion Dr. Edward Peace was 
elected to preside over the meeting, and John J. 
Ridgway, Jr., Esq., to act as Secretary. 
The minutes of the last annual meeting were read 
and approved. 
The report of the Board of Managers for the 
past year was read, adopted and ordered to be 
printed. 
The chairman announced that the election of 
officers for the ensuing year was now in order. 
Messrs. Joseph W. Miller and William Dulles 
were appointed tellers to conduct the election. 
On motion, the poll was ordered to remain open 
until one o'clock. 
The meeting then took a recess, for the purpose 
of voting. At one o'clock the chairman called the 
meeting to order, to hear the report of the tellers. 
The tellers reported the number of votes cast 
was two hundred and fifty, and the chairman an- 
nounced that the former officers and managers were 
unanimously re-elected. 
Adjourned. 
