BY-LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES. 
ADOPTED NOVEMBER 4, 1890. 
ARTICLE I. Name. 
This organization shall be called u The United States Board on Geo- 
graphic Names." 
ARTICLE II. Officers. 
The officers shall consist of a chairman, a secretary (who shall be 
elected by ballot), and an executive committee of three, to be appointed 
by the chair with the concurrence of the Board, all of whom shall serve 
for one year or until their successors shall be chosen. 
ARTICLE III. Duties of officers. 
SECTION 1. The chairman shall preside at the meetings and shall 
certify to the decisions of the Board. He shall appoint all committees 
not specially named by the Board. He shall have power to designate 
a member of the Board to act for him during his temporary absence. 
SECTION 2. The secretary shall record the proceedings of the Board 
and shall keep a record that will show the decisions rendered, or other 
action of the Board upon cases submitted to it, with reference to the 
papers filed in each case. He shall maintain files of the original papers, 
or copies of them, that may be presented in each case, conveniently 
arranged for reference. He shall conduct the general correspondence 
and shall receive communications presented for the consideration of 
the Board, transmitting them to the executive committee as their char- 
acter may require or as may be hereafter provided. 
SECTION 3. The executive committee shall receive through the secre- 
tary all communications requiring decision by the Board; shall inves- 
tigate the questions presented, securing information from all available 
sources, and shall report upon them to the Board, submitting recom- 
mendations regarding them. 
ARTICLE IV. Meetings. 
The Board shall hold regular meetings on the first Wednesday l in 
each month, excepting the months of July, August, and September. 
Originally Tuesday; changed to Wednesday, December 7,1897. 
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