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ARTICLE VIII. SECTIONS. 



Section 1. To encourage and promote special investiga- 

 tions in any branch of science, members of the Academy may 

 form Sections, which shall be constituted as herein provided. 



Sec. 2. For the formation of a Section, written application 

 shall be made to the Academy, at a regular meeting, by not less 

 than six active members. 



On the approval of this application by the affirmative vote 

 of two-thirds of the members present at the next regular meet- 

 ing, the Section shall be established and the names of the peti- 

 tioners shall be recorded on its minutes as its founders. 



Sec. 3. Sections may increase the number of their members 

 by election, but only members of the Academy shall be elected 

 members of any of the Sections. 



Sec. 4. The officers of each Section shall be a Chairman and 

 a Secretary, who shall be elected by its members at the first 

 meeting of the Section, and subsequently at the first meeting in 

 January of each year. 



Sec. 5. The collections and books of each Section are the 

 common property of the Academy. Donations of books and 

 specimens made to or for any Section shall be received as dona- 

 tions to the Academy for the use of the Section. 



Sec. 6, A report of the proceedings of each Section shall be 

 submitted to the Academy at least once every month. Papers 

 read before any Section with a view to publication by the 

 Academy shall take the same course as papers read before the 

 Academy. 



Sec. 7. On all points not herein provided for, each Section 

 shall be governed by the Constitution, By-Laws and instruc- 

 tions of the Academy, 



