CONSTITUTION 
OF 
THE PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON. 
Article I. The name of this Society shall be The Philosoph¬ 
ical Society of Washington. 
Article II. The officers of the Society shall be a President, 
four Vice-Presidents, a Treasurer, and two Secretaries. 
Article III. There shall be a General Committee, consisting 
of the officers of the Society and nine other members and such 
of the Past Presidents of the Society resident in Washington and 
retaining membership as shall annually, before the first meeting 
of February of any year, notify the Secretar}^ of the General 
Committee of their intention to attend its meetings or whose 
presence may he requested by a vote of the committee * 
Article IV. The officers of the Society and the nine other 
members of the General Committee shall be elected annually by 
ballot; they shall hold office until their successors are elected, 
and shall have power to fill vacancies. 
Article V. It shall be the duty of the General Committee to 
make rules for the government of the Society, and to transact 
all its business. 
Article VI. This Constitution shall not be amended except 
by a three-fourths vote of those present at an annual meeting 
for the election of officers, and after notice of the proposed 
change shall have been given in writing at a stated meeting of 
the Society at least four weeks previously. 
* As amended December 23, 1899. 
