12 ORGANIZATION 



Article VI. The President and Vice-presidents shall not be 

 eligible to more than one reelection until three years alter re- 

 tiring from office ; the Secretaries and Treasurer shall be eligi- . 

 ble to reelection without limitation. The President, Vice-pres- 

 idents and Secretaries shall be Fellows. The terms of office of 

 Councillors shall be three years, and these officers shall be so 

 grouped that two, at least one of whom shall be a Fellow, shall 

 be elected and two retired each year. Councillors shall not be 

 eligible to reelection until after the expiration of one year. 



Article VII. The election of officers shall be by ballot, 

 and the candidates having the greatest number of votes shall 

 be declared duly elected. 



Article VIII. Ten members, the majority of whom shall be 

 Fellows, shall form a quorum at any meeting of the Academy 

 at which business is transacted. 



Article IX. The Academy shall establish By-laws, and may 

 amend them from time to time as therein provided. 



Article X. This constitution may be amended by a vote of 

 not less than three fourths of the fellows and three fourths of 

 the active members present and voting at a regular business 

 meeting of the Academy, provided that such amendment shall 

 be publicly submitted in writing at the preceding business 

 meeting, and provided also that the Recording Secretary shall 

 send a notice of the proposed amendment at least ten days be- 

 fore the meeting, at which a vote shall be taken, to each fellow 

 and active member entitled to vote. 



