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PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY OP WASHINGTON. 
ballot, the result of which shall be announced by the Secretary; 
after which the first formal ballot shall be taken. 
In the ballot for Vice-Presidents, Secretaries, and members of the 
General Committee, each voter shall write on one ballot as many 
names as there are officers to be elected, viz., four on the first ballot 
for Vice-Presidents, two on the first for Secretaries, and nine on the 
first for members of the General Committee; and on each subse¬ 
quent ballot as many names as there are persons yet to be elected; 
and those persons who receive a majority of the votes cast shall be 
declared elected; Provided the number of persons receiving a 
majority does not exceed the number of persons to be elected, in 
which case the vacancies shall be filled by the candidates receiving 
the highest majorities. 
If in any case the informal ballot result in giving a majority for 
any of the candidates, it may be declared formal by a majority vote. 
5. The Stated Meetings, with the exception of the Annual Meet¬ 
ing, shall be devoted to the consideration and discussion of scientific 
subjects. 
The Stated Meeting next preceding the Annual Meeting shall be 
set apart for the delivery of the President’s Annual Address. 
6 . Sections representing special branches of science may be 
formed by the General Committee upon\ the written recommenda¬ 
tion of twenty members of the Society. 
7. Persons interested in science, who are not residents of the Dis¬ 
trict of Columbia, may be present at any meeting of the Society, 
except the Annual Meeting, upon invitation of a member. 
8 . On request of a member, the President or either of the Secre¬ 
taries may, at his discretion, issue to any person a card of invitation 
to attend a specified meeting. Five cards of invitation to attend a 
meeting may be issued in blank to the reader of a paper at that 
meeting. 
9. Invitations to attend during three months the meetings of the 
Society and participate in the discussion of papers, may, by a vote 
of nine members of the General Committee, be issued to persons 
nominated by two members. 
10. Communications intended for publication under the auspices 
of the Society shall be submitted in writing to the General Com¬ 
mittee for approval. 
