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CONSTITUTION. 
 
 ARTICLE I. . : 
 
 This Association shall be known as " The Society of the 
 Burnside Expedition and of the Ninth Army Corps." 
 article ii. 
 
 Every Officer of the Army and Nav} r , and every enlisted man 
 who served in the u Burnside Expedition" to North Carolina, or 
 in the Ninth Army Corps, and was honorably discharged, or who 
 remains in the regular service of the United States, shall be entitled 
 to membership in this Society upon subscribing to its Constitution 
 and By-Laws and paying the fee therein specified. Honorary 
 members may be elected from time to time from those who have 
 served with honor in the Army or Navy of the United States. 
 
 ARTICLE III. 
 
 The object of the Society is to perpetuate the history of the above 
 commands to which its members were attached, and whilst cherish- 
 ing the honored memory of those of their comrades who fell in the 
 cause of their country, it shall be its endeavor, by occasional re- 
 unions, to promote and preserve among the survivors the feeling of 
 friendship and good-fellowship for which they have hitherto been 
 distinguished. 
 
 ARTICLE IV. 
 
 The Officers of this Society shall consist of a President, Vice- 
 President, Corresponding and Recording Secretaries, and Treasurer, 
 who shall be elected annually at the regular meeting. A majority 
 of the mem bera present shall have the power to elect these officers. 
 The President at each annual meeting shall appoint an Executive 
 Committee for the ensuing year, whose duty it shall be to make the 
 proper-arrangements for the next meeting of the Society. 
 
 ARTICLE V. 
 
 The regular meetings shall take place not oftener than once a 
 year, and at such time and place as may be determined by a major- 
 ity of the members at the regular meeting next preceding. Mem- 
 bers will be expected to attend the regular meetings, or, if unable 
 to do so, will give the Secretary timely notice, in writing, of their 
 inability and its cause. 
 
 ARTICLE vr. 
 
 Any member who shall be in arrears for dues for a period of 
 three years, shall have his name dropped from the rolls until his 
 dues shall be paid, or they be remitted by a vote of the Society. 
 
ARTICLE VII. 
 
 Honoring the achievements of their brothers-in-arms, this Society 
 authorizes the President or Executive Committee to invite to its 
 meetings any Officers who have served with distinction in the 
 Army or Navy of the United States. 
 
 BY-LAWS. 
 
 ' Article I. An initiation-fee of two dollars, and an annual fee of 
 one dollar, shall be paid by each member to the Treasurer. 
 
 Article II. Money for the necessary expenses of the Society may 
 be expended by the Treasurer upon the approval of the President. 
 
 Article III. The Treasurer shall make a report to the Annual 
 Meeting of all receipts and expenditures, with vouchers. 
 
 Article IV. The Secretary shall report to every meeting all 
 correspondence of general interest. 
 
 Article V. AH questions and resolutions shall be decided by 
 a majority of the members present. But amendments proposed to 
 the Constitution shall require the assent of two-thirds of the mem- 
 . bers present at a regular meeting. 
 
 Article VI. The order of business shall be as follows : 
 
 1. Reading the journal of the previous meeting. 
 
 2. Appointments of Committees on business and for nomi- 
 
 nation of officers. 
 
 3. Receiving reports. 
 
 4. Current business. 
 
 5. Election of officers. 
 
 6. Adjournment. 
 
 NOTICE. 
 
 All persons entitled to membership in this Society, may send 
 their subscriptions ($2 initiation and, $1 annual dues), with their 
 Regiment, Rank, and. Command, together with their Post-OPfice ad- 
 dress, to the Treasurer, Col. D. R. Lamed, Post- Office Box 865, 
 New York City; and upon receipt of their subscriptions their names 
 will be entered on the books of the Society, and a Certificate of 
 Membership forwarded to them. 
 
UNIVERSITY OF N.C. AT CHAPEL HILL 
 
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 THE NORTH CAROLINA COLLECTION 
 
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