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ness incident to the objects for which they are organized; but they 
shall incur no expense and assume no responsibility in the name 
of the Institute except as specifically authorized by the Board of 
Trustees. Membership in the sections shall be limited to members 
of the Institute, and any member shall be entitled to membership in 
any of the sections. 
IX.—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
All procedure and business of the Institute not fixed by the 
Constitution or Bylaws shall be determined by the Board of Trus- 
tees, and all questions of parliamentary order and procedure not 
specially provided for in the Bylaws shall be governed by Roberts’ 
Rules of Order. 
RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES 
1. MEETINGS 
In addition to the annual meeting of the board in May, as pro- 
vided for in the Bylaws, stated meetings shall be held on the first 
Saturday evening in January (unless the first Saturday should 
fall on January 1, in which case the January meeting shall be held 
on January 8), April, and October. Special meetings may be 
called by the president at any time. Not less than two days’ notice 
of each meeting shall be mailed by the secretary to all members of — 
the board. 
2. ORDER OF BUSINESS 
The order of business at all stated meetings of the board shall 
be as follows: 1. Reading of Minutes; 2. Report of Treasurer ; 
3. Report of Secretary; 4. Reports of Committees; 5. Report of 
Director; 6. Election of Honorary and Corresponding Members 
and Patrons; 7. Unfinished Business; 8. New Business; 9. Ad- 
journment. At the annual meeting of the board the first order 
of business shall be the election of officers. 
