§1. The annual dues of the Association shall be $2 for individuals and
$5 for libraries and other institutions, payable in advance in January.
Members who are one year in arrears shall, after proper notification by
the treasurer, be dropped from the roll of membership.
§2. Nine members shall constitute a quorum of the Council for the
transaction of routine business, but no sections of the Association
shall be established and no recommendations relating to library matters
shall be promulgated at any meeting at which there are less than 17
members present. The records of the Council, so far as of general
interest, shall be printed with the Proceedings of the Association.
§3. In case of a vacancy in any office, except that of president, the
Executive Board may designate some person to discharge the duties of
the same _pro tempore_.
§4. No person shall be president, first or second vice-president, or
councillor of the Association for two consecutive terms.
§5. The president and secretary, with one other member appointed by the
executive board, shall constitute a program committee, which shall,
under the supervision of the executive board, arrange the program for
each annual meeting and designate persons to prepare papers, open
discussions, etc., and shall decide whether any paper which may be
offered shall be accepted or rejected, and if accepted, whether it
shall be read entire, by abstract or by title. It shall recommend to
the executive board printing accepted papers entire, or to such extent
as may be considered desirable.
§6. The executive board shall appoint annually a committee of five on
library training, which shall investigate the whole subject of library
schools and courses of study, and report the results of its
investigations, with its recommendations.
§7. The executive board shall appoint annually a committee of three on
library administration, to consider and report improvements in any
department of library economy, and make recommendations looking to
harmony, uniformity, and co-operation, with a view to economical
administration.
§8. The executive board shall at each annual meeting of the Association
appoint a committee of three on resolutions, which shall prepare and
report to the Association suitable resolutions of acknowledgments
and thanks. To this committee shall be referred all such resolutions
offered in meetings of the Association.
§9. The objects of sections which may be established by the Council
under the provisions of section 17 of the constitution, shall be
discussion, comparison of views, etc., upon subjects of interest to the
members. No authority is granted any section to incur expense on the
account of the Association or to commit the Association by any
declaration of policy. A member of the Association eligible under the
rules of the section may become a member thereof by registering his or
her name with the secretary of the section.
§10. Provisions shall be made by the executive board for sessions of
the various sections at annual meetings of the Association, and the
programs for the same shall be prepared by the officers of sections in
consultation with the program committee. Sessions of sections shall be
open to any member of the Association, but no person may vote in any
section unless registered as a member of the same. The registered
members of each section shall, at the final session of each annual
meeting, choose a chairman and secretary, to serve until the close of
the next annual meeting.