CONSTITUTION 
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THE PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON. 
Article I. The name of this Society shall be The Philosophi¬ 
cal 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 ex-Presidents of the Society, the officers of the Society, 
and nine other members. 
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 So¬ 
ciety at least four weeks previously. 
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