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3. Life Members. Any Active Member or Fellow contributing at one 

 time $100 to the general funds of the Academy shall be a Life Member and 

 shall thereafter be exempt from annual dues; and any Active Member or 

 Fellow who has paid annual dues for twenty-five years or more may, upon 

 his written request, be made a Ufe member and be exempt from further 

 payment of dues. 



Chapter VII. 



SECTIONS. 



1. Sections. Sections devoted to special branches of Science may be 

 established or discontinued by the Academy on the recommendation of the 

 Council. The present sections of the Academy are the Section of Astronomy, 

 Physics and Chemistry, the Section of Biology, the Section of Geology and 

 Mineralogy and the Section of Anthropology and Psychology. 



2. Organization. Each section of the Academy shall have a Chairman 

 and a Secretary, who shall have charge of the meetings of their Section. 

 The regular election of these oflEicers shall take place at the October or 

 November meeting of the section, the officers then chosen to take office at 

 the first meeting in January following. 



3. Affiliation. Members of scientific societies affiliated with the 

 Academy, and members of the Scientific Alliance, or men of science intro- 

 duced by members of the Academy, may attend the meetings and present 

 papers under the general regidations of the Academy. 



Chapter VIII. 



MEETINGS. 



1. Business Meetings. Business meetings of the Academy shall be 

 held on the first Monday of each month from October to May inclusive. 



2. Sectional Meetings. Sectional meetings shall be held on Monday 

 evenings from October to May inclusive, and at such other times as the 

 Council may determine. The sectional meeting shall follow the business 

 meeting when both occur on the same evening. 



3. Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting shall be held on the third 

 Monday in December. 



4. Special Meetings. A special meeting may be called by the Council, 

 provided one week's notice be sent to each Active Member and Fellow, 

 stating the object of such meeting. 



