50 
THE CONDOR 
Vol. XIV 
expense incurred for the publication of The 
Condor, special publications, and necessary ex- 
penses of the Secretary of either Division. 
All other bills shall be first authorized by the 
Division for whose benefit the said expense is 
incurred before they shall be paid by the Busi- 
ness-manager. 
Sec. 4. Any active member who shall fail to 
pay any dues charged against him within four 
months after being notified of his delinquency 
may be subject to suspension from the Club. 
ARTICLE X. 
Scientific Publications 
Sec. 1. The official organ of the Club shall 
be “The Condor”, a bi-monthly periodical 
published by the Club. 
Sec. 2. The proceedings of each meeting of 
each Division shall be briefly reported in The 
Condor, together with such other matter as 
the Editor may deem advisable. 
Sec. ,3. The Editor may, at his discretion, 
appoint one or more associates to serve through 
the current year. 
Sec. 4. All publications of the Club shall be 
mailed to all active members in good standing, 
and to all honorary members. 
Sec. 5. The Chib shall have the power to 
publish such reports, proceedings, memoirs, or 
other works on Ornithology as may be author- 
ized at any regular or special meeting of either 
Division, and ratified at the succeeding meet- 
ing of the other Division, and to supervise and 
direct their distribution as it may see fit. The 
Editor of The Condor shall act also as Editor, 
with such associates as he may appoint, of any 
other publications of the Club. 
ARTICER XI. 
Amendments 
Sec. 1. This Constitution may be amended 
at the pleasure of the Club; such amendments 
shall be in writing, and must be proposed at a 
regular meeting of one Division, action to be 
taken at the next regular meeting. Amend- 
ments must be passed by a majority vote of the 
members present, and ratified similarly by the 
other Division. 
MINUTES OF COOPER CLUB MEETINGS 
SOUTHERN DIVISION 
September. — The September meeting of the 
.Southern Division was held on Thursday even- 
ing, September 28, in the office of II. J. Lelande, 
246 Wilcox Bldg., Los Angeles, with President 
Morcom in the chair and the following members 
present: Howard Robertson, F. S. Daggett, 
H. J. Lelande, Loye Holmes Miller, O. W. How- 
ard, George Willett, A. B. Howell, Antonin Jay, 
Otto Zahn and J. E. Law. 
The minutes of the August meeting were read 
and approved. On motion of Mr. Lelande, sec- 
onded by Mr. Zahn and duly carried, the Secre- 
tary was instructed to cast the unanimous ballot 
of those present electing to active membership 
Messrs. E. J. Darlington and Bernard Bailey, 
proposed at the last meeting. Applications 
were presented from Mr. J. S. Douglas, Bakers- 
field, Calif., proposed b}' W. Lee Chambers, 
and Mr. L. W. Welch, Long Beach, Calif., pro- 
posed by Loye Holmes Miller. 
The Club then took up the discussion of the 
new constitution which had been returned by 
the Northern Division with slight amendments 
to three of the articles. These were discussed 
at length and detailed modifications adopted. 
Finally, on motion of Mr. Lelande, seconded by 
IMr. Miller and unanimously carried, the new 
constitution as then amended was adopted in 
its entirety. 
The Secretary then read the minutes of the 
Northern Division for September, after which 
the meeting was adjourned. — ^J. E. Law, Sec- 
retary. 
October. — The October meeting of the South- 
ern Division was held on Thursday evening, 
October 26, in the office of II. J. Lelande, 246 
Wilcox Bldg., Los Angeles, with President 
Morcom in the chair and the following mem- 
bers present: W. Lee Chambers, F. S. Daggett, 
Flvan Davis, Henry Grey, J. Grinnell, A. B. ' 
Howell, Antonin Jay, H. J. Lelande, J. E. Law, I 
C. C. Lamb, Loye Holmes IMiller, Guy C. Rich, i 
Howard Robertson, H. C. Tracy, George Wil- | 
lett, and Otto Zahn. | 
The minutes of the September meeting were | 
read ami approved. On motion by Mr. Willett, 
seconded by Mr. Lelande and duly carried, the j 
Secretary was instructed to cast the unanimous I 
ballot of those present electing to active mem- 
bership Mr. J. S. Douglas proposed at last meet- Ij 
ing. Applications were presented as follows: 
Dr. F. H. Ottmer, Eureka, Calif., proposed 
by C. Irvin Clay; Robert Thomas Moore, 46 
Mansion Ave., Haddonfield, N. J., R. L. More, j 
Vernon, Texas, both proposed by W. Lee | 
Chambers; George W. Schussler, 1345 Oak . 
Street, San Francisco, John B. Litsley, Jr., 1722 f 
Alston Ave., Fort Worth, Texas, both pro- 
posed by H. W. Carriger. I 
On motion made by Mr. Robertson, seconded f 
by Mr. Zahn and duly carried, the business 
managers were authorized to use their judg- j 
ment in the matter of printing copies of the f 
new Constitution. The minutes of the North- 
ern Division for October were read by the Sec- 
retary. On motion of Mr. Robertson, seconded |l 
by Mr. Miller and unanimously carried, the 
resolution adopted by the Northern Division i 
