By-Laws. xxi 



X. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 



A nominating committee of three active members who 

 are not officers of the Academy shall be elected at the 

 first regular meeting in December. This committee shall 

 nominate candidates for all the offices for the ensuing 

 year, and report the nominations at the following meet- 

 ing, when other nominations may be made by any active 

 member. The Recording Secretary shall mail to every 

 active member a list of the nominees for office, at least 

 ten days preceding the annual meeting. The polls shall 

 be closed at 6 p. m. on the day of the annual meeting, 

 after which the nominating committee shall count the 

 ballots and announce the results to the Academy. A 

 plurality of the votes cast shall suffice to elect. 



XI. VACANCIES. 



All vacancies shall be filled by the Council in a regular 

 or called meeting, notice whereof having been given at 

 least two days previously. 



XII. ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



A candidate for admission to the Academy shall be 

 proposed by not less than two members at any regular 

 meeting. The proposal must then be referred to the 

 Council, and if upon examination they shall find the 

 candidate to be eligible and worthy of membership, they 

 shall order the question as to his admission to be 

 submitted to the Academy for ballot. If there be five 

 votes in the negative, the candidate shall be rejected, 

 and shall not be again voted upon for twelve months 

 after such rejection. But if the number of negative 

 votes be less than five, the candidate shall be elected, 

 but shall not be considered a member until he shall have 

 paid the annual dues for the current year. Any failure 

 to pay the annual dues within thirty days after the can- 

 didate has been notified of his election, shall work a for- 

 feiture of all rights under said election, if the Council 

 shall so determine. No entry shall be made on the record 

 of the rejection of any candidate. 



