paragraphs, instead of by articles.

The chairman now states that the Constitution having been adopted, it
will be necessary for those wishing to become members to sign it (and
pay the initiation fee, if required by the Constitution), and suggests,
if the assembly is a large one, that a recess be taken for the purpose.
A motion is then made to take a recess for say ten minutes, or until the
Constitution is signed. The constitution being signed, no one is
permitted to vote excepting those who have signed it.

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

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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 laws may
be conformed to. In this case the trustees are usually instructed to