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 he held as follows : 
In each case nominations shall be made by means of an 
informal 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 fleeted, 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 
persons 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 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 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 recom¬ 
mendation 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 
Society, except the annual meeting, upon invitation of a 
member. 
8. On request of a member, the President or either of the 
Secretaries may, at his discretion, issue to any person a card of 
invitation to attend a specified meeting. Five cards of invitation 
