14 THE MICHIGAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. 



CHAPTER III: Election of Members. 



1. Nominatious for Kesideut Membership 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 Member 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 bring all nominations before 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. 



4. At the same or next stated meeting of the Academy, 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 

 Resident Members. 



CHAPTER IV: Election of Officers. 



Section 1. At the Annual Meeting 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 Academv. All elections shall be made bv ballot. 



CHAPTER V: Financial Methods. 



1. No pecuniary obligation shall be contracted without express sanc- 

 tion of the Acadeniy or the Council. But it is to be understood that all 

 ordinary, incidental and running expenses have the permanent sanction 

 of the Academy, 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 Pres- 

 ident. 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 Acad- 

 emy to choose two members, not members of the Council, to whom shall 

 be referred the books of the Treasurer, duly posted and balanced to the 

 first day of the Annual Meeting as specified in the By-Laws, Chapter II, 

 Paragraph 4. These Auditors shall examine the accounts and vouchers 

 of the Treasurer, and any member or members of the Council may be 



