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of the nominators, shall be sent to every Fellow with a request that he 

 return the list with such confidential comments and indications of 

 preference as he may choose to make. 



All the nominations, with any comments thereon and with expres- 

 sions of preference on the part of the Fellows, shall be referred to the 

 appropriate Class Committees, which shall canvass them, and report 

 their recommendations in writing to the Council before the Stated 

 Meeting of the Academy in April. 



Elections of Fellows and Foreign Honorary Members shall be made 

 by the Council before the Annual Meeting in May, and announced at 

 that meeting. 



Persons nominated in any year, but not elected, may be carried over 

 to the list of nominees for the next year at the discretion of the Coun- 

 cil, but shall not be further continued unless renominated. 

 See Chap, ii.; chap. vi. art. 1; chap. ix. art. 1. 



CHAPTER IV 



Officers 



Article 1. The Officers of the Academy shall be a President (who 

 shall be Chairman of the Council), three Vice-Presidents (one from 

 each Class), a Corresponding Secretary (who shall be Secretary of the 

 Council), a Recording Secretary, a Treasurer, and a Librarian, all of 

 whom shall be elected by ballot at the Annual Meeting, and shall hold 

 their respective offices for one year, and until others are duly chosen 

 and installed. 



There shall be also twelve Councillors, one from each Section of each 

 Class. At each Annual Meeting three Councillors, one from each 

 Class, shall be elected by ballot to serve for the full term of four 

 years and until others are duly chosen and installed. The same Fellow 

 shall not be eligible for two successive terms. 



The Councillors, with the other officers previously named, and the 

 Chairman of the House Committee, ex officio, shall constitute the 

 Council. 



See Chap, x, art. 1. 



Article 2. If any officer be unable, through death, absence, or 

 disability, to fulfil the duties of his office, or if he shall resign, his place 



