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number of Foreign Honorary Members or Associate Fellows allotted 

 to it; and such lists, after being read at a stated meeting, shall 

 be referred to the Council for Nomination. 



7. If, in the opinion of a majority of the entire Council, any 

 Fellow — Resident or Associate — shall have rendered himself un- 

 worthy of a place in the Academy, the Council shall recommend to 

 the Academy the termination of his Fellowship; and, provided that 

 a majority of two thirds of the Fellows at a stated meeting, consist- 

 ing of not less than fifty Fellows, shall adopt this recommendation, 

 his name shall be stricken off the roll of Fellows. 



CHAPTER X. 



Op Amendments op the Statutes. 



1. All proposed alterations of the Statutes, or additions to them, 

 shall be referred to a committee, and, on their report at a subse- 

 quent meeting, shall require for enactment a majority of two thirds 

 of the members present, and at least eighteen affirmative votes. 



2. Standing Votes may be passed, amended, or rescinded, at any 

 stated meeting, by a majority of two thirds of the members present. 

 They may be suspended by a unanimous vote. 



CHAPTER XI. 



Op Literary Performances. 



1. The Academy will not express its judgment on literary or 

 scientific memoirs or performances submitted to it, or included in 

 its publications. 



