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Secretary, and these officers may take cliai'ge of tlie meeting of their 

 section during- the presentation of its scientific business. 



Chapter VIII. — Of Initiation Fees, Annual Dues, etc. 



1. Every resident member, within three months after his election^ 

 shall pay an initiation fee of hve dollars. All members who be- 

 come fellows shall pay a fellowship fee of ten dollars. The an- 

 nual dues of resident members and fellows shall be ten dollars. 



2. Honorary and corresponding members, and patrons, as well as 

 any resident member or fellow coming under the pi'ovisions of 

 Chapter II., shall be exempt from initiation fees and annual dues. 



3. The Academy may, on account of services, exempt any mem- 

 ber or fellow from his annual dues, provided the proposal be made 

 at a regular business meeting, be approved by the Council, lie over 

 until the next regular business meeting, and all the members then 

 present agree thereto. 



4. If any resident member or fellow, in arrears for his annual 

 dues for over one year, shall neglect or refuse to pay the same 

 within three months after notification by the Treasurer, his name 

 may be erased from the rolls by a two-thirds vote of the Council. 



Chapter IX. — Of the Publications and Publication Fund. 



1. The publications of the Academy shall consist of the Annals 

 and the Transactions, and such other documents as shall be ordered 

 by the Council ; they shall be issued under the supervision of Edi- 

 tors appointed by the Council, aided by the Committee of Publica- 

 tion. One copy of these publications shall be furnished fx'ee to 

 each resident member and fellow not in arrears of dues more than 

 six months. 



2. Contributions may be received towards establishing a Publica- 

 tion Fund ; all such contributions shall be invested in United States 

 or in New Yox^k State securities, or in first mortgages on New York 

 and Brooklyn real estate, provided they shall not exceed sixtj^-five 

 per cent of the value of the property ; and the income thereof shall 

 be applied toward defraying the expenses of the scientific publica- 

 tions of the Academy. 



3. Non-membei*s and corresponding members contributing to the 

 Publication Fund one hundred dollars or more, at onetime, shall be 

 entitled to one copy of all the scientific publications of the Aca- 

 demy appearing subsequently to the dates of the payment of their 

 contributions. 



