They shall, respectively, keep regular minutes of their meetings and proceedings, in which the Secretary shall give them all required assistance, and they shall make an annual written report to the Chamber at its regular annual May meeting.

ARTICLE X.

OF ELECTION OF SPECIAL OFFICERS UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE.

The Chamber shall elect, in conformity with the laws of the State, the following named officers:

Commissioners of Pilots.-There shall be elected by ballot, to serve for two years, at a special meeting called for the purpose, three members of the Chamber to act as Commissioners of Pilots. Whenever any vacancy shall occur by death, resignation or otherwise, of either of such Commissioners so elected, the vacancy shall be filled at a special meeting of the Chamber, and the term of service of the member so elected shall date from the day of such election, [as by law of the State of New York, passed June 28, 1853].

Commissioner for Licensing Sailors' Boarding Houses or Hotels.There shall be elected by ballot, to serve for one year, at the annual meeting of the Chamber in May, a member of the Chamber to act as Commissioner for Licensing Sailors' Boarding Houses or Hotels in the Cities of New York and Brooklyn, [as by law of the State of New York, passed March 21, 1866].

Council of the Nautical School.-There shall be elected by ballot, to serve for one year, at the annual meeting of the Chamber in May, three members of the Chamber to act as the Council of the Nautical School, [as by law of the State of New York, passed April 24, 1873].

Whenever any vacancy shall occur in the above named offices by death, resignation or otherwise, except in that of the Commissioners of Pilots, the same shall be filled at the regular meeting of the Chamber next following.

ARTICLE XI.

QUORUM AND ADJOURNMENT.

Twenty-five members of the Chamber, of which number the President or one of the Vice-Presidents must always be one, shall be neces sary to form a quorum for the transaction of business, or to ballot for members.

In case a quorum shall not be present at the time fixed for any regular meeting of the Chamber, the President, or, in his absence, the senior Vice-President present, may adjourn the meeting to such other day in the same month as he may judge proper; but in case there be no quorum present at the time fixed for any special meeting, such adjournment shall not be made, except by consent of two-thirds of the members present.

If there fail to be a quorum from the absence of the prescribed officers, it shall be the duty of the Secretary to declare the meeting adjourned sine die.

ARTICLE XII.

RULES OF ORDER.

At all regular meetings of the Chamber, the regular order of business shall be:

1. Reading of the minutes.

2. Report of the Executive Committee on nominations for membership.

3. Ballot for members.

4. Report of the Executive Committee.

5. Reports of Standing Committees, in their order.

6. Report of Trustees of Real Estate.

7. Reports of Special Committees.

8. Unfinished business.

9. New business.

Members having any motion or remarks to make shall rise and address the Chair. All resolutions or propositions, of whatever nature, must be reduced to writing before they can be entertained. The time to be taken by any member in debate may be limited by the presiding officer at the request of the Chamber. Each member shall be entitled to the floor, without interruption, for such time as may be allowed to him. Where reports of Committees are submitted to debate, the Chairman of the Committee introducing such report may open and close the debate.

At special meetings called to hear and consider reports of Committees ordered by the Chamber, no new propositions or resolutions in the nature of substitutes, (except the report of the minority of the Committee, if any,) shall be introduced or debated until after final action shall have been taken upon the report of such Com

mittee; when, if it be rejected, such new propositions or resolutions may be entertained, but no business other than that named in the requisition and call for the special meeting shall be entertained, even though unanimous consent be had.

Members having appeared in the Chamber shall not withdraw previous to adjournment, except by permission from the President.

Whenever any resolution shall be proposed in the Chamber which calls for the immediate expression of its opinion or action touching any public matter, and if the same be objected to by any member present, it shall be the duty of the President to state the objection, and to call upon those who sustain the same to rise, and if one-fourth of the members present rise in support of such objection, then such resolution shall be referred to a Standing or Special Committee, who shall report thereon at the next meeting of the Chamber; and upon the presentation of such report, the same, and the original resolution, and the subject referred to, may then be acted upon without further right of such objection.

ARTICLE XIII.

PRIVILEGES OF STRANGERS.

Members may, by ticket, introduce to the Rooms of the Chamber and the use of the Library, Newspapers and Magazines, any stranger, and such ticket shall be available for one month from date.

ARTICLE XIV.

POWERS OF DELEGATIONS.

Delegations or Committees, which may be appointed by this Chamber at any time to represent it at any meeting of Chambers of Commerce or Boards of Trade, or at any other Convention, meeting or Assembly whatever, shall have no authority, by virtue of such appointment, to bind this Corporation to concur in the action of any such body; but such Delegations or Committees shall report to the Chamber all propositions or actions of such body for its concurrence or dissent.

ARTICLE XV.

All proposed amendments to the By-Laws shall be submitted in writing, at a regular meeting of the Chamber; but no such amendments shall be acted upon before the next regular meeting.