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which  have  been  questioned,  or  appear  to  them  to  be  of  doubtful 
validity. 
Article  III.  This  Committee  shall  continue  in  office  until 
their  successors  are  appointed,  and  shall  be  charged  with  the  duty 
of  making  the  necessary  arrangements  for  holding  the  said  decennial 
meeting.  The  President,  Secretary,  and  Assistant  Secretary  of 
the  Convention  shall  be  ex  officio  members  of  the  Committee. 
Article  IV.  Vacancies  in  this  Committee  shall  be  filled  by 
appointment  by  the  President  of  the  Convention. 
Chapter  VIII. — Of  Members. 
Article  I.  Every  delegate  shall  present  his  credentials  to  the 
Committee  on  Credentials  and  Arrangements,  and,  upon  report  by 
that  Committee  that  such  credentials  are  unquestioned,  shall  be 
admitted  to  a  seat  in  the  Convention.  All  cases  of  doubtful  or 
disputed  credentials  shall  be  finally  settled  by  the  Convention  after 
report  upon  them  shall  have  been  made  by  the  Committee  on 
Credentials.  Delegates  who  are  not  present  at  the  Convention 
shall  not  be  considered  members,  but  alternates  of  such  absent 
delegates,  if  present,  may  be  members  subject  to  the  foregoing 
provisions.  In  no  case,  however,  shall  any  body  be  represented 
by  more  than  three  delegates.  Each  member  shall  be  entitled  to 
only  one  vote  in  the  Convention  upon  all  questions. 
Article  II.  Resignations  of  membership  shall  be  made,  in 
writing,  to  the  Secretary.  All  resignations  shall  be  acknowledged, 
in  writing,  by  the  Secretary,  and  shall  be  reported  to  the  Board 
of  Trustees. 
Article  III.  Any  member  may  be  expelled  for  improper  con- 
duct or  for  violation  of  the  Constitution  or  By-Laws  by  a  vote 
of  not  less  than  two-thirds  of  the  members  present  and  voting. 
Chapter  IX. — Of  Meetings. 
Article  I.  The  regular  decennial  meetings  of  the  Convention 
shall  be  held  upon  the  second  Tuesday  in  May  every  tenth  year 
as  provided  in  the  Constitution,  and  the  place  of  meeting  shall  be 
in  the  City  of  Washington,  D.  C.  Twenty-five  members  shall  con- 
stitute a  quorum. 
Article  II.  The  order  of  business  at  the  first  session  of  each 
decennial  meeting  shall  be  as  follows : 
Section  I.  Promptly  at  the  time  named  in  the  notice  issued 
for  the  meeting  the  President  or,  in  his  absence,  one  of  the  Vice- 
