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MINUTES  OF  THE 
Thursday  Horning — Fifth  Session.    September  1th. 
Pursuant  to  adjournment,  the  Association  met  at  10  o'clock, 
President  Lincoln  in  the  chair. 
On  motion,  the  reading  of  the  minutes  was  dispensed  with. 
The  amendments  to  the  Constitution,  as  prepared  by  the  late 
Executive  Committee,  were  called  up. 
The  first  amendment  altered  Art.  II.,  Sect.  2d,  so  as  to  re- 
quire all  applicants  for  membership  to  make  the  application  in 
writing,  which  was  adopted. 
The  second  amendment,  proposing  to  strike  out  the  words 
"signed  the  Constitution"  in  Sect.  3d  of  Art.  II.,  after  a  long 
discussion,  was  put  to  vote  and  lost,  there  being  less  than  three- 
fourths  of  the  members  present  in  the  affirmative. 
The  third  amendment,  requiring  the  payment  of  the  annual 
contribution  in  advance,  was  unanimously  adopted. 
The  fourth  amendment,  relative  to  the  period  of  arrearage 
which  shall  deprive  a  member  of  his  right  of  membership,  was  lost. 
The  fourth  and  fifth  amendments,  relative  to  an  initiation  fee, 
were,  after  some  discussion,  negatived. 
The  proposition  requiring  applicants  for  membership  to  be 
"  recommended  by  two  members  in  good  standing,"  was 
adopted. 
The  next  proposition,  relative  to  re-admitted  members  paying 
the  old  balance,  to  render  them  life  members,  was  lost. 
The  next  proposition,  relative  to  an  extra  assessment,  was  also 
rejected. 
Likewise,  a  proposition  requiring  members  changing  their  resi- 
dences to  notify  the  Treasurer  and  Chairman  of  the  Executive 
Committee. 
Frederick  Stearns  now  read  two  volunteer  papers,  entitled, 
"On  the  Production  of  Peppermint  in  Michigan,"  and  "On 
Rhubarb  Wine,"  both  of  which  were  accepted,  and  referred  for 
publication. 
Prof.  Alexander  H.  Everett  exhibited  specimens  of  metallic 
magnesium  in  the  form  of  ingot,  wire  and  ribbon,  and  gave 
some  information  regarding  its  uses  in  the  arts,  particularly  for 
signal  lights,  and  for  photographic  and  pyrotechnic  purposes. 
He  also  stated  that  a  company  was  formed  for  manufacturing  it 
