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without the authority of the Council. His accounts shall be balanced on the 

 first day of the Animal Meetinfj; of each year. 



5. The minutes of the proceedings of the Council shall be subject to call 

 by the Academy. 



CHAPTER III: Eleptiox of Members. 



1. Nominations for Resident iMembership may be proposed at any time 

 on blanks to be supplied by the Secretary. 



2. The form for the nomination of Resident Members shall be as follows: 

 In accordance with his desire, we respectfully nominate for Resident Mem- 

 ber of the ^Michigan Academy of Science. 



(Full name) 

 (Address) 

 (Occupation) 



(Branch of science interested in, work already done, and publications, 

 if any) 



(Signed by at least two Resident Members.) 



The form when filled is to be transmitted to the Secretary. 



3. The Secretary shall l)ring all nominations liefore the Council at either 

 the winter [Annual] or summer [Field] meeting of the Academy, and the 

 Council shall signify its approval or disapproval of each. (The Secretary 

 is delegated the power, by general action of the Academy, to accept, subject 

 to the ratification of the Academy at its next meeting, applicants at any 

 time upon the recommendation of two members, as now practiced, and upon 

 the payment of one dollar, which shall cover the annual dues for the year 

 in which it is ])aid, and that only.) 



(Minutes 1907.) 



4. At the same or next stated meeting of the Acadeni}', the Secretary 

 shall present the list of candidates to the Academy for election. 



5. Corresponding Members, Honorary Members, and Patrons shall be 

 nominated by the Council, and shall be elected in the same manner as Resi- 

 dent IMembers. 



CHAPTER IV: Election of Officers. 



Section 1. At the Annual iMeeting the election of officers shall take place 

 and the officers elected shall enter on their duties at the end of the meeting. 



Section 2. The Council shall nominate a candidate for each office, but each 

 Section may recommend to the Council a candidate for its Vice President. 

 Additional nominations may be made by any member of the Academy. All 

 elections shall be made by ballot. 



CHAPTER V: Financial Methods. 



1. Xo pecuniary o])ligation shall be contracted without express sanction 

 of the Acadeni}' or the Council. But it is to be understood that all ordinary 

 incidental and running expenses have the permanent sanction of the Acad- 

 emy, without special action. 



2. The creditor of the Academy must present to the Treasurer a fully 

 itemized bill, certified by the official ordering it, and approved by the President. 

 The Treasurer shall then pay the amount out of any funds not otherwise 

 appropriated, and the receipted bill shall be held as his voucher. . 



3. At each annual meeting the President shall call upon the Academy to 



