BY LAWS OF THE 
ESSEX COUNTY ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB 
ARTICLE I 
Name 
Section 1. This Club shall be called the “Essex County Ornithological' 
Club of Massachusetts.” 
ARTICLE II 
Membership 
Section 1. The Club shall consist of active, associate and honorary 
members. 
Sect. 2. Active members shall be persons interested in ornithology 
who live in or near Essex County; and shall alone be entitled to vote, to 
hold office, and to transact business. Every person elected to active mem¬ 
bership shall, within one month from the date of his election, pay to the 
Treasurer an admission fee of two dollars, and in writing agree to conform 
to the By-laws of the Club. Until so doing, he shall not be entitled to the 
rights of membership. 
Sect. 3. Associate members shall be persons interested in ornithology 
who reside at a distance from Essex County. 
Sect. 4. Honorary members shall be ornithologists of eminence. 
Sect. 5. Associate and honorary members may attend meetings and 
take part in the discussions of the Club; they shall not be subject to any 
fees or liabilities whatever. 
Sect. 6. A candidate for membership shall be nominated by an active 
member at a regular meeting. The Secretary shall, within one week there¬ 
after, notify all active members of such nomination. The Council may, 
at any time after three weeks from the nomination, elect the candidate to 
membership. The adverse votes of two or more members of the Council, 
or the written objections of five or more active members, filed with the 
Council, shall exclude. 
Sect. 7. A member in good standing and not indebted to the Club, 
may resign, by giving to the Secretary written notice of his intention to do 
so. The name of any member, whose dues remain unpaid thirteen months, 
shall be erased from the roll. A member may be expelled from the Club 
by a three-fourths vote of the active members present at a special meeting 
called for that purpose. Notice of such meeting shall be sent to all active 
members at least one month prior to the date thereof. 
ARTICLE III 
Administration 
Section 1. The Officers of the Club shall be a President, a Vice Pres- 
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