Am.  Jour.  Pharm. ) 
November,  1909.  J 
U.  S.  P.  Convention. 
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Presidents  or,  in  their  absence,  a  President  pro  tempore,  shall 
organize  the  Convention  by  calling  the  roll  furnished  to  him  by 
the  Committee  on  Credentials  and  Arrangements. 
Section  2.  In  the  absence  of  the  Secretary  and  Assistant 
Secretary,  the  President  shall  appoint  a  Secretary  pro  tempore. 
Section  3.    The  President's  address  may  then  be  read. 
Section  4.  The  report  of  the  Committee  on  Credentials  and 
Arrangements  shall  then  be  considered. 
Section  5.  The  Secretary  shall  then  call  the  roll  of  bodies 
entitled  to  send  delegates,  and  the  delegation  from  each  body  shall 
designate  one  of  its  number  who  may  be  present  to  serve  upon  the 
Nominating  Committee. 
Section  6.    Incidental  business. 
Article  III.  The  order  of  business  at  the  second  session  of 
each  meeting  of  the  Convention  shall  be  as  follows : 
Section  1.    The  President  shall  call  the  meeting  to  order. 
Section  2.  The  Secretary  shall  read  the  minutes  of  the  preced- 
ing meeting,  which  may  be  amended  if  necessary,  and  shall  then 
be  approved. 
Section  3.  The  report  of  the  Committee  on  Nominations  shall 
be  received,  and  the  Convention  shall  proceed  to  the  election,  by 
ballot,  of  the  officers  of  the  Convention,  the  Board  of  Trustees,  and 
the  Committee  on  Revision. 
Section  4.  The  President  shall  announce  the  result  of  the 
ballot  and  install  the  officers-elect. 
Section  5.  Discussion  on  general  principles  to  govern  the  action 
of  the  Committee  of  Revision  shall  next  be  considered. 
Article  IV.  The  order  of  business  for  subsequent  sessions 
shall  be  determined  as  the  Convention  may  direct. 
Chapter  X. — Of  the  Corporate  Seal. 
Article  I.    The  seal  of  the  corporation  shall  contain  the  words : 
United    States    Pharmacopceial    Convention.     Corporate — 1900 — 
Seal,  D.  C. 
Chapter  XL — Of  Amendments. 
Article  I.  Every  proposition  to  alter  or  amend  these  By-Laws 
shall  be  submitted  in  writing,  and  may  be  acted  upon  at  any  subse- 
quent session  of  the  meeting,  when,  upon  receiving  the  votes  of 
at  least  three-fourths  of  the  members  present  and  voting,  it  shall 
become  a  part  of  these  By-Laws. 
