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continuing over two (2) rears shall be construed as notification of with- 

 drawal. 



4. Any person eligible under Article III of the Constitution may be 

 elected Patron upon the payment of one hundred (100) dollars to the 

 Research Fund of the Academy. 



CHAPTER II: Officials. 



1. The President shall countersign, if he ajiprores, all duly authorized 

 accounts and orders drawn on the Treasurer for the disbursement of 

 money. 



2. The Secretary, until otherwise ordered by the Academy, shall per- 

 form the duties of Editor, Librarian and Custodian of the property of 

 the Society. 



3. The Academy may elect an Assistant Secretary. 



4. The Treasurer shall give bonds, with two good sureties approved 

 by the Council, in the sum of five hundred dollars, for the faithful and 

 honest i^erformance of his duties, and the safe-keeping of the funds of 

 the Academy. He may deposit the funds in bank at his discretion, but 

 shall not invest them without the authority of the Council. His accounts 

 shall be balanced on the first dav of the Annual Meeting of each. vear. 



5. The minutes of the proceedings of the Council shall be subject to 

 call by the Academy. 



CHAPTER III: Election of Members. 



1. Nominations for Resident Membership may be proposed at any 

 time on blanks to be supplied by the Secretary. 



2. The form for the nomination of Resident Members shall be as fol- 

 lows : 



In accordance with his desire, we respectfully nominate for Resident 

 Member of the Michigan Academy of Science. 



(Full name) 



(Address) 



(Occupation) 



(Branch of science interested in. Avork already done, and publications, 

 if any) 



(Signed by at least two Resident Members.) 



The form when filled is to be transmitted to the Secretary. 



3. The Secretary shall bring all nominations before the Council at 

 either the winter [Annual] or summer [Field] meeting of the Academy, 

 and the Council shall signify its approval or disapproval of each. (The 

 Secretary is delegated the power, by general action of the Academy, to 

 accept, subject to the ratification of the Academy at its next meeting, 

 applicants at any time upon the recommendation of two members, as now 

 practiced, and upon the payment of one dollar, which shall cover the 

 annual dues for the year in which it is paid, and that onlv.) 



(Minutes, 1907.) 



4. At the same or next stated meeting of the Academy, the Secretary 

 shall present the list of candidates to the Academy for election. 



