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they shall become due, except in the case of Fellows elected at the 

 January meetings, who shall be obliged to pay but one half of such 

 Annual Dues in the year in which they are elected;" 

 Chapter III., Article 2, Paragraph 3, to be added: — 

 " Notice shall be sent to every Fellow having the right to vote, 

 not later than the thirtieth of September or the thirty-first of 

 January, of each year, calling attention to the fact that the limit 

 of time for sending nominations to the Corresponding Secretary 

 will expire on the fifteenth of the following month." 

 Chapter IV., Article 1, Paragraph 2, to read: — 

 "There shall be also twelve Councillors, one from each Section 

 of each Class. At each Annual Meeting three Councillors, one 

 from each Class, shall be elected by ballot to serve for the full 

 term of four years and until others are duly chosen and installed. 

 The same Fellow shall not be eligible for two successive terms." 

 Chapter XL, Article 1, Paragraph 1, to read: — 

 "There shall be annually eight Stated Meetings of the Academy, 

 namely, on the second Wednesday of October, November, De- 

 cember, January, February, March, April and May. Only at 

 these meetings, or at adjournments thereof regularly notified, or 

 at Special Meetings called for the purpose, shall appropriations of 

 money be made, or amendments of the Statutes or Standing Votes 

 be effected." 



Chapter XL, Article 1, Paragraph 4, to read: — 

 "A meeting for receiving and discussing literary or scientific 

 communications may be held on the fourth Wednesday of each 

 month, excepting July, August and September, but no business 

 shall be transacted at said meetings." 

 The meeting then adjourned. 



One thousand and forty-seventh Meeting. 



April 14, 1915 — 8 p.- m. — Stated Meeting. 



The Academy met at its House. 



Vice-President Walcott in the Chair. 



There were twenty-five Fellows present. 



The following letters were presented by the acting Correspond- 



