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THE LAWS 



AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, 



CFTAPTER I. 



OF THE MEMBERS, AND MANNER OF THEIR ELECTION. 



Section 1. The election of members shall be by ballot, and shall 

 form part of the stated business of the meetings on the third Friday 

 of January, April, July and October. 



2. A member may, at any meeting, nominate in writing a candidate 

 for membership, and the nomination so made may, in like manner, be 

 concurred in by other members. The board of officers and council 

 may also nominate candidates for membership; and such nominations 

 shall be certified to the Society by minute thereof in writing, attested 

 by the clerk of said board. 



3. No person shall be ballotted for, unless his nomination, with the 

 names of the members proposing him, or the minute of the board of 

 officers and council, made as aforesaid, shall have been publicly read 

 to the Society at the two stated' meetings preceding that at which the 

 balloting takes place. Nor shall any person be deemed duly chosen 

 unless three-fourths of the votes given shall be in his favour. 



4. Before entering upon an election for members, one of the secre- 

 taries shall read the names of the several candidates ; and any member 

 may then, for the information of the Society, speak to their character 

 and qualifications for membership. 



5. The names of the candidates and their places of abode shall be 

 designated on the ballot-boxes, and the names of the members qualified 

 to vote shall be called by one of the secretaries. The members as 



