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f  Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
(   November,  1909. 
shall  be  filled  by  the  Board  of  Trustees  and  the  officers  of  the 
Convention  jointly.  A  majority  of  the  votes  of  the  whole  number 
shall  be  necessary  to  elect  a  member  to  fill  the  vacancy,  and  only- 
accredited  and  admitted  delegates  to  the  last  preceding  decennial 
meeting  shall  be  eligible  for  election  for  the  vacancies  on  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 
Article  IV.  The  officers  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  shall  con- 
sist of  a  Chairman  and  a  Secretary,  who  shall  be  elected  by  ballot 
by  the  Board.  A  majority  of  the  votes  of  the  Board  shall  be 
sufficient  to  elect.  The  Secretary  need  not  be  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees.  The  Secretary  shall  issue  in  writing  a  notice 
of  each  meeting. 
Article  V.  There  shall  be  an  annual  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  unless  in  any  year  such  meeting  shall  have  been  de- 
clared unnecessary  by  a  special  vote  of  the  Board.  For  the  taking 
of  such  vote  and  for  other  matters,  the  Board  shall  have  the  right 
to  transact  business  by  correspondence.  Special  meetings  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees  shall  be  called  upon  the  written  request  of  at 
least  three  members,  and  the  Chairman  shall  have  the  power  to 
call  a  special  meeting  whenever  he  shall  deem  it  necessary.  The 
members  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  shall  receive  no  compensation 
for  their  services,  but  travelling  and  other  necessary  expenses  which 
may  be  incurred  by  them  shall  be  paid  from  the  funds  of  the 
Convention. 
Chapter  V. — -Of  the  Committee  of  Revision. 
Article  I.  The  Committee  of  Revision  shall  consist  of  twenty- 
five  members  to  be  elected  at  the  decennial  meeting,  together  with 
the  President  of  the  Convention,  ex  officio.  The  business  of  the 
Committee  may  be  transacted  by  correspondence. 
Article  II.  The  Committee  of  Revision  shall  execute  such 
orders  or  resolutions  as  have  been  assigned  to  it  by  the  Convention, 
and  have  entire  charge  of  the  preparation  of  the  manuscript  and 
reading  of  proof  for  the  revised  Pharmacopoeia.  It  shall  also  be 
authorized  to  carry  on  research  work  and  to  make  preparation  for 
the  ensuing  revision. 
Article  III.  The  Committee  shall  elect  a  Chairman,  two  Vice- 
Chairmen,  and  a  Secretary,  to  serve  until  their  successors  are 
elected.  The  Chairman  shall  direct  the  work  of  revision,  receive 
and  announce  the  votes,  attend  to  the  correspondence,  and  prepare 
