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§ 10 been completed, a carefully selected committee should be appointed to draft a constitution, by-laws and rules. This should be presented at a full meeting of the society, and after amendment, if necessary, of the several sections, should be adopted as a whole. The constitution and by-laws, after adoption, constitute the organic law of the society, and must be strictly adhered to.

10. The constitution should only contain such fundamental rules as the society will never need to suspend, to-wit: The name of the society; the purpose for which the society was organized; eligibility to membership; the officers of the society; their duties; how elected; how vacancies may be filled, etc., and should be so carefully drawn as to avoid the necessity of frequent amendment. Such amendments should be made difficult by requiring that notice of any proposed amendment be submitted in writing at a regular meeting, also requiring previous notice to all members of the proposed amendment at a certain meeting and by making a two-thirds vote necessary to carry such amendment. The constitution should be