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the  final  manuscript  of  the  work.  A  vacancy  occurring  in  the 
office  of  Chairman  shall  be  filled  by  the  votes  of  the  Committee, 
a  majority  of  the  whole  number  being  necessary  to  elect. 
Article  IV.  The  Chairman  of  the  Committee  of  Revision 
shall  receive  such  salary  for  his  services  as  may  be  determined 
by  the  Board  of  Trustees.  He  shall  appoint  all  subcommittees, 
research  committees,  and  experts  with  the  advice  and  consent  of 
the  Committee  of  Revision,  and  shall  present  to  the  decennial 
meeting  a  report  of  the  work  of  the  Committee  of  Revision,  and 
shall  hold  office  until  his  successor  is  elected.  The  Committee  of 
Revision  shall  receive  such  nominal  compensation  for  their  services 
as  the  Board  of  Trustees  shall  direct. 
Article  V.  The  members  of  the  Committee  of  Revision  shall 
be  elected  for  their  especial  fitness  and  technical  knowledge  of  the 
various  subjects  required  for  the  proper  revision  of  the  work, 
and  shall  hold  office  until  their  successors  are  appointed.  Vacancies 
in  the  Committee  of  Revision  may  be  filled,  by  election  by  ballot, 
by  the  Committee  of  Revision. 
Chapter  VI. — Of  the  Nominating  Committee. 
Article  I.  The  Nominating  Committee  shall  be  selected  from 
the  delegates  present  at  the  decennial  meeting,  each  delegation 
designating  one  of  its  members  to  serve  on  this  Committee. 
Article  II.  The  Nominating  Committee  shall  nominate  the 
officers  of  the  Convention,  the  Board  of  Trustees,  and  the  Committee 
of  Revision  for  the  ensuing  ten  years. 
Chapter  VII. — Of  the  Committee  on  Credentials  and 
Arrangements. 
Article  I.  The  Committee  on  Credentials  and  Arrangements 
shall  consist  of  five  members,  and  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Presi- 
dent from  among  the  delegates  to  the  decennial  meeting,  not  less 
than  two  months  before  the  meeting. 
Article  II.  It  shall  be  their  duty  to  examine  carefully  the 
credentials  of  all  delegates.  Immediately  before  the  meeting  of  the 
Convention  they  shall  furnish  to  the  President  a  roll  containing 
the  names  of  the  Incorporators,  the  Officers  of  the  Convention, 
the  Board  of  Trustees,  the  Committee  of  Revision,  and  of  those 
delegates  whose  credentials  are  unquestioned  and  approved.  They 
shall  also  make  report  to  the  Convention  concerning  all  credentials 
