CONSTITUTION OF THE SOC. OF AM. TAXIDEKMISTS. 
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axliibition, every exhibitor shall sign a written declaration that said specimens 
have been mounted by his own hands, and without skilled assistance of any 
kind from any other taxidermist. 
JUDGES. 
Article 15. For each exhibition there shall be elected by the Society three 
competent judges, who are not active members, who shall critically examine 
each specimen, group, or collection which is entered in competition in the 
exhibition, and award it the honor to which it is justly entitled. The 
decisions and awards of the judges shall be final. 
PAPERS AND COMMUNICATIONS. 
Article 16. All members must forward to the Secretary as early as 
possible before the convening of the Society, full titles of the papers they 
propose to present during the meeting, with a statement of the time that each 
will occupy in delivery, and also such abstracts of their contents as wdll give 
a general idea of their nature. 
PRINTED REPORT. 
Article 17. The Secretary shall have a full report of each general meeting 
and exhibition printed in an octavo volume as soon after the meeting as 
possible. Axithors must prepare their papers ready for press wdthin one 
month after adjournment, otherwise only the abstracts will appear in the 
printed volumes. Illustrations must be provided for by the authors of the 
papers, or by a special appropriation from the Executive Committee. When- 
ever a silver medal is awarded for a special piece of work, whether a single 
specimen or a group, said piece of work shall be photographed at the 
expense of the Society, and a copy of the same inserted as a frontispiece to 
the volume of the report for that meeting and exhibition. Immediately on 
publication of the volume, a copy shall be forwarded to every member of the 
Society who shall not be in arrears upon the Treasurer’s books, and it shall 
also be offered for sale by the Secretary. The Executive Committee shall 
designate the institutions to which copies shall be distributed. 
ADMISSION FEE AND ASSESSMENT. 
Article 18. The admission fee for active members shall be three dollars. 
The annual assessment for active members shall be two dollars, payable 
within one year under penalty of expulsion from the Society. 
All fees and assessments must be paid to the Treasurer who shall give 
proper i-eceipts for the same. 
Article 19. The accounts of the Treasurer shall be audited annually by 
two auditors appointed by the President. 
AMENDMENTS OF THE CONSTITUTION. 
Article 20. No part of this Constitution shall be amended or annulled 
without the concurrence of three-fourths of the members, either present in 
general session, or voting by postal card to the Secretary. 
