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3. Officers. The President, Vice-Presidents and Recording Secretary 

 of the Academy shall hold the same offices in the Council. 



4. Committees. The Standing Committees of the Council shall be; 

 (1) an Executive Committee consisting of the President, Treasurer, and 

 Recording Secretary; (2) a Committee on Publications; (3) a Committee 

 on the Library, and such other committees as from time to time shall be 

 authorized by the Council. The action of these committees shall be subject 

 to revision by the Council. 



Chapter III. 



FINANCE COMMITTEE. 



The Finance Committee of the Academy shall audit the Annual Report 

 of the Treasurer, and shall report on financial questions whenever called 

 upon to do so by the Council. 



Chapter IV. 



ELECTIONS. 



1. Active Members, (a) Active Members shall be nominated in 

 writing to the Council by at least two active Members or Fellows. If 

 approved by the Council, they may be elected at the succeeding business 

 meeting. 



(b) Any Active Member who, having removed to a distance from the 

 city of New York, shall nevertheless express a desire to retain his connection 

 with the Academy, may be placed by vote of the Council on a list of Non- 

 resident Members. Such members shall relinquish the full privileges and 

 obhgations of Active Members. (Vide Chapters V and X.) 



2. Associate Members. Workers in science may be elected to Associate 

 Membership for a period of two years in the manner prescribed for Active 

 Members. They shall not have the power to vote and shall not be eligible 

 to election as fellows, but may receive the publications. At any time sub- 

 sequent to their election they may assume the full pri\ileges of Active Mem- 

 bers by paying the dues of such Members. 



3. Fellows, Corresponding Members and Honorary Members. Nomi- 

 nations for Fellows, Corresponding Members, and Honorary Members may 

 be made in writing either to the Recording Secretary or to the Council at its 

 meeting prior to the Annual Meeting. If approved by the Council, the 

 nominees shall then be balloted for at the Annual INIeeting. 



4. Officers. Nominations for Officers, with the exception of Vice- 



