STANDING RULES. 
IX 
Tenth, the consideration of Amendments to the Constitution 
of the Society, if any such shall have been proposed in accord" 
ance with article VI of the Constitution. 
Eleventh, the reading of the rough minutes of the meeting. 
4. Elections of officers are to be held as follows: 
In each case nominations shall he made by means of an in¬ 
formal 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 subsequent ballot as many names as there are per¬ 
sons yet to be elected ; and those persons who receive a majority 
of the votes cast shall be declared elected: Provided , That the 
number of persons receiving a majority does not exceed the num¬ 
ber 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 one, it may be declared formal by a majority vote. 
5. The Stated Meetings, with the exception of the Annual 
Meeting, 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 recommen¬ 
dation of twenty members of the Society. 
7. Persons interested in science, who are not residents of the 
District of Columbia, may be present at any meeting of the So¬ 
ciety, except the Annual Meeting, upon invitation of a member. 
8. On request of a member, the President or either of the Sec¬ 
retaries may, at his discretion, issue to any person a card of in¬ 
vitation to attend a specified meeting. Five cards of invitation 
2—Bull. Phil. Soc., Wash., Vol. 13. 
