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Chapter V. 



FEES AND DUES. 



1. Fees and Dues. Every Active Member shall pay an ini- 

 tiation fee of $5 within three months after his election, or such 

 election shall be void. The annual dues of Active Members 

 and Fellows shall be ^lO, payable in advance at the time of the 

 Annual Meeting ; but new members elected after May i shall 

 pay ;^5 for the remainder of the fiscal year. 



Non-resident Members shall be exempt from dues, so long 

 as they shall relinquish the privileges of Active Membership. 

 (Vide Chapter X.) 



2. Members in Arrears. If any Active Member or Fellow 

 whose dues remain unpaid for more than one year, shall neg- 

 lect or refuse to pay the same within three months after notifi- 

 cation by the Treasurer, his name may be erased from the rolls 

 by vote of the Council. Upon payment of his arrears, how- 

 ever, such person may be restored to Active Membership or 

 Fellowship by vote of the Council. 



3. Reneival of Membership. Any Active Member or Fellow 

 who shall resign because of removal to a distance from the City 

 of New York, or any Non-resident Member, may be restored by 

 vote of the Council to Active Membership or Fellowship at any 

 time upon application without payment of an initiation fee. 



Chapter VI. 



PATRONS AND LIFE MEMBERS. 



1. Patrons. Any person contributing at one time $1,000 to 

 the general funds of the Academy shall be a Patron, and, on 

 election by the Council, shall enjoy all the privileges of Active 

 Members. 



2. Life Members. Any Active Member or Fellow contribut- 

 ing at one time $100 to the general funds of the Academy shall 

 be a Life Member, and shall thereafter be exempt from annual 

 dues. Any person becoming a Life Member immediately upon 

 his election as an Active Member shall be exempt from an initia- 

 tion fee. 



