BY-LAWS 
OF THE 
PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON. 
Adopted by the Society December 20, 1902. 
Article I. 
The Officers of the Society, Their Election and Duties. 
Section 1 . The officers of the Society shall be a President, 
four Vice-Presidents, a Treasurer, and two Secretaries, who, 
with nine members chosen for the purpose, and such of the 
Past Presidents resident in Washington and retaining member¬ 
ship as shall annually consent to serve, shall constitute the 
board of management of the Society, to be called the General 
Committee. The officers and the nine members shall be elected 
by ballot at the last regular meeting of the Society in Decem¬ 
ber of each year, to be known as the Annual Meeting, and shall 
hold office until the close of the meeting at which their succes¬ 
sors are elected. Any vacancy occurring among the officers or 
the nine members shall be filled for the residue of the term by 
election by the General Committee. 
Section 2. The President shall preside at all meetings of the 
Society and of the General Committee; shall call special meet¬ 
ings of either when necessary, and shall appoint all committees 
not otherwise provided for. During his absence or disability 
his duties shall devolve upon the Vice-President senior in mem¬ 
bership in the Society present. 
Section 3. The Treasurer shall, under the direction of the 
General Committee, have charge of the funds and investments of 
the Society. He shall keep a register of members from data ob¬ 
tained from the Secretaries; shall make collections and disburse¬ 
ments, and render an annual report. His accounts shall be 
audited annually by a committee of the Society not members 
of the General Committee. 
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