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Article III. Officers 
Sec. 1. The officers of the Society shall he a President, two Vice-Presidents, 
a Recording Secretary, a Corresponding Secretary, and a Treasurer. These, 
together with the Editor and ten persons elected from the Society at large, shall 
constitute the Council or Board of Managers of the Society. 
Sec. 2. The officers of the Society shall be elected annually and shaP be eli- 
gible for reelection; and such officers shall perform their duties until their suc- 
cessors shall qualify. The Editor shall be appointed by the Council. Five 
members of the Council shall be elected annually from the Society at large and 
shall serve for two years. Officers shall be elected by a majority vote at the 
annual meeting, and their official term shall commence at the close of the meeting 
at which they are elected. 
Sec. 3. Vacancies among the officers or in the Council may be filled tem- 
porarily by appointment by the Council; but persons so appointed shall hold 
office only until the next meeting of the Society. 
Article IV. Meetings 
Sec. 1. An annual stated meeting shall be held in accordance with the action 
of the Society at the preceding annual meeting. The Corresponding Secretary 
shall give due notice of such meetings. 
Sec 2. A special meeting of the Society may be called at any time by order 
of the Council, provided that notice of the purpose of the meeting has been 
given at least thirty days in advance. 
Sec. 3. Sections of the Society may be organized by five or more members in any 
locality, with the approval of the Council of the Society in each case, for the 
purpose of holding meetings for the presentation of papers or discussion. Sec- 
tions may have their own officers and rules, but such rules shall not conflict 
with the By-laws or Rules of the Society. Each section shall present to the 
Society an annual report of its activities. 
Article V. Quorum 
Twenty-five shall constitute a quorum of the Society and five a quorum of 
the Council. 
' Article VI. Amendments 
Amendments to these By-laws, recommended by the Council, may be adopted 
at any annual stated meeting by a two-thirds vote of the members present, pro- 
vided that notice of each proposed amendment has been sent to each member two 
months before the meeting. 
Article VII. Rules 
Upon recommendation of the Council, Rules may be adopted, amended, or 
repealed at any annual stated meeting by a majority vote. 
