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§ 49] The recess having expired, the Chairman calls the meeting to order, and says: “The next business in order is the adoption of By-Laws.” Some one moves the adoption of the By-Laws reported by the committee, and they are treated just like the Constitution. The Chairman then asks: “What is the further pleasure of the meeting?” or states that the next business in order is the election of the permanent officers of the society. In either case some one moves the appointment of a committee to nominate the permanent officers of the society, which motion is treated as already described in § 47. As each officer is elected he replaces the temporary one, and when they are all elected the organization is completed.

If the society is one that expects to own real estate, it should be incorporated according to the laws of the State in which it is situated, and for this purpose some one on the committee on the Constitution should consult a lawyer before this second meeting, so that the Constitution may conform to the laws. In this case the trustees are usually instructed to take the proper measures to have the society incorporated.