Jan., 1912 
CONSTITUTION OF ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB 
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Sec. 2. Special meetings may be called in 
either Division by the President thereof, pro- 
vided that due notice be given by the Secretary 
to the members of such Division. 
Sec. 3. Seven active members shall consti- 
ttite a quornm for the transaction of business at 
any meeting of either Division. 
Sec. 4. The regular meetings of the Clnb 
shall be open to the public, except when 
deemed inexpedient for special reasons. 
ARTICIvE VII. 
Resignations and Expulsions 
Sec. 1. All resignations shall be in writing, 
addressed to the Secretary of either Division, 
and may be accepted by a majority of those 
present at the next regular meeting, provided 
all dues and assessments of such resigning 
member shall be paid to the date of filing of 
resignation. 
Sec. 2. Any member may be expelled from 
the Club on satisfactory evidence that such 
member is an improper person to be connected 
with the Club. Such expulsion must be by 
motion in writing, signed by two active mem- 
bers in good standing, and introduced at a 
regular meeting of either Division. Such 
motion shall specify the grounds alleged to 
render such member an improper person. 
Upon the introduction of such motion the Sec- 
retary shall at once notify the member of such 
motion and transmit a copy thereof to him. 
Evidence may be produced at the next regular 
meeting in support of the motion, and the 
member shall be allowed to be present and to 
present such evidence in rebuttal as he may 
have. After such evidence has been presented, 
the President of the Division shall submit the 
question to the members and a two-thirds vote 
by ballot of the members present shall be neces- 
sary in order to pass such motion; provided, 
however, that the action of a Division in the 
expulsion of a member shall be ratified by the 
other Division before such member shall be 
deemed to have been expelled. 
ARTICLE VIII. 
Powers Defined 
Sec. 1. Each Division shall, in the manner 
provided by this Constitution, have the power 
to elect new members to the Club subject to the 
approval of the other Division, to elect its own 
officers, levy such assessments as it sees fit, 
frame, adopt and amend such By-Laws for its 
own government as may not conflict with this 
Constitution, and perform such other functions 
as may come within its province. In case of 
disagreement between the Northern and South- 
ern Divisions upon any matter appertaining to 
the Club as a whole, such matter shall be 
balloted upon by each Division at a regular 
meeting within two months of the time of such 
disagreement; such ballots shall be counted in 
open meeting of the Division in which cast; 
the Secretary of the Southern Division shall 
immediately forward the result in his Division 
to the Secretary of the Northern Division and 
the matter shall be decided by the majority of 
the total number of votes cast, for or against, 
by the two Divisions. In case of a tie the 
matter shall be brought up in the same manner 
at the next regular meeting of each Division, 
and votes canvassed as above. 
Sec. 2. Each Chapter shall be amenable to 
the two Divisions of the Club, and shall be 
entitled to elect such officers as are necessary to 
its organization and operation. The Secretary 
of a Chapter shall make reports including 
transcript of minutes promptly following each 
meeting to the Secretary of both Divisions. A 
Chapter may levy assessments upon its own 
members, but shall not incur any indebtedness 
in the name of the Club. Each Chapter may 
elect its members in the manner providetl in 
this Constitution, such action to be acted upon 
by both Divisions at the first regular meeting 
following. Any papers read before any Chapter 
meeting shall be transmitted immediately 
thereafter to the Editor of The Condor to be 
held by him for the Club. 
Sec. 3. Whenever any public or other in- 
stitution shall present a request to either 
Division for its co-operation or supervision in 
connection with the establishment and mainte- 
nance of any museum or other enterprise look- 
ing to the promotion of ornithological study and 
research, then such Division shall be empow- 
ered to undertake such co-operation or super- 
vision on approval by a majority vote of the 
members present at any regular meeting and 
ratification at the next regular meeting of the 
other Division, and to appoint in the usual way 
proper committee or representative for such 
purposes, and such committee or representative 
duly appointed shall have power to act in the 
name of the Cooper Ornithological Club, pro- 
vided that neither Division nor its representa- 
tives shall have the power to incur any indebt- 
edness in the name of the Club, except when 
duly authorized by a two-thirds vote of the 
members present at a regular meeting of each 
Division. 
article IX. 
Finances 
Sec. 1. The dues of an active member shall 
be two dollars ($2.00) per annum, payable to 
the Business-manager in January of each year. 
Sec. 2. Life members shall pay the sum of 
fifty dollars ($50.00) in full of all dues. 
Sec. 3. All bills for current expense of either 
Division shall be paid by the Business-manager 
of the Club out of the general fund, including 
