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CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS 
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Section 8. Any member who shall pay to the Association the sum of $100 may be 
made a life member and shall thereafter be exempt from dues and shall be furnished 
with the Journal of Economic Entomology without further charge. 
Article III 
Officers 
Section 1. The officers shall consist of a president, one vice-president, and an 
additional vice-president for each branch or section, who shall be elected annually, 
and a secretary who shall be elected for a term of three years, who shall perform the 
duties customarily incumbent upon their respective offices and as defined in the by¬ 
laws. The above officers shall act as an Executive Committee and shall pass on any 
urgent matters that cannot be deferred until the annual meeting. The president 
shall not hold office for two consecutive terms. 
Article IV 
Annual Meeting—Quorum 
Section 1. The annual meeting shall be held at such time and place as may be 
decided upon by the association at the previous annual meeting and special meetings 
may be called by order of the Executive Committee. Twenty members shall consti¬ 
tute a quorum for the transaction of business. 
Article V 
Amendments 
Section 1. All proposed alterations or amendments to this constitution shall be 
referred to a committee of three at any regular meeting, and after a report from such 
committee, may be adopted by a two-thirds vote of the members present; Provided: 
That a written notice of the proposed amendment has been sent to every active mem¬ 
ber of the association at least one month prior to the date of action. 
BY-LAWS 
Article I 
Of Members 
Section 1. The classes of members are defined in the constitution as are their 
rights to vote or hold office. Members of all kinds have equal privileges as to pre¬ 
sentation of papers and in scientific discussions at the regular meetings, and may, by 
permission of the presiding officer, speak on business questions before the association. 
Section 2. All members in good standing have equal rights to the publications of 
the association or to any publications controlled or distributed by the association. 
Article II 
Of Officers and Their Duties 
Section 1. It shall be the duty of the president, in addition to the ordinary duties 
of the presiding officer, to prepare an address, to be delivered at the annual meeting 
over which he presides. He shall also appoint the necessary committees at the first 
session of the annual meeting. 
