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146 allows a special meeting to be called by ten members. Any amendment to this amendment is in order which changes the number required to call a special meeting to a number that is between that required by the proposed amendment, ten, and that required at present, namely, a majority of the membership. Since twenty falls between these numbers the amendment to the amendment is in order. The question is on the amendment to Section 4 of the substitute. [Adopted.] Are there any further amendments proposed to this section? [No response.] There being none, the present section and the two sections it is proposed to substitute for it will be read. [After they are read the chair proceeds:] As many as are in favor of substituting the two sections last read for Sec. 3, Art. VI of the by-laws will rise and stand until counted. [Count made by chair or secretary if assembly is small; if large, the chair should appoint tellers to make the count.] Be seated. Those opposed will rise. [Count made.] Be seated. There are 39 in the affirmative and 8 in the negative. There being two-thirds in the affirmative the substitute is adopted. The next business in order is the election of four delegates to the State Convention. How shall they be chosen?

I move "that nominations be made from the floor and that the election be viva voce."