CONSTITUTION 



OF THE 



Geological Society of America, 



PREAMBLE. 



The Fellows of The Geological Society of America, organ- 

 ized under the provisions of the Constitution approved at Cleve- 

 land, Ohio, August 15, 1888, and adopted at Ithaca, New York, 

 December 27, 1888, hereby ordain the following revised Consti- 

 tution : 



ARTICLE I. 



NAME. 



This Society shall be known as The Geological Societv 

 of America. 



ARTICLE II. 



OBJECT. 



The object of this Society shall be the promotion of the 

 Science of Geology in North America. 



ARTICLE III. 



MEMBERSHIP. 



The Society shall be composed of Fellows, Correspondents 

 and Patrons. 



1. Fellows shall be persons who are engaged in geological 

 work or in teaching geology and resident in North America. 



