90 JOURNAL ()P^ THE 



CONSTITUTION 



Name: This Society sihall be known as the Elisha Mitchell 

 Scientific Society. 



Members: There shall be three classes of members — Honorary, 

 Rej^iular and Associate. 



Hoj*roRARY Members shall be elected by a three-fourths vote of 

 the members present at the time of the pnnual election of officers. 

 They shall be recommended to the Society by the Council. They 

 shall not be required to contribute to the funds of the Society. They 

 shall receive the publications of the Society. 



Regular Members: These shall be nominated by at least three 

 Regular Members, and must receive a th'ee-fourths vote of the 

 members present at the meetings appointed for election. They must 

 have been connected with the University of North Carolina as stu- 

 dents or instructors; or be residents of the State of North Carolina, 

 interested in scientific pursuits and actively engaged in scientific 

 work. They cannot at the time be undergraduates of any College 

 or University. They shall pay the annual fee within three months 

 after notification of their election. They shall receive copies of the 

 publications of the Society. They shall have the privilege of voting 

 at all the elections of the Society and hold any of its offices. 



Associate Members : To encourage taste for scientific wor . 

 among the undergraduates, they may join the Society as Associate 

 Members, on the nomination of three Regular Members. They shall 

 pay the fee for Associate Members and receive the puljlications of 

 the Society, and may attend the Society's meetings. They shall 

 have no power of voting nor of holding office. They may become 

 Regular Members after leaving the .university by payment of the 

 proper fee. 



If a Regular or Associate Member sh ill have paid no fees for one 

 year and . hree months, his name shall be stricken trom the list of 

 members; and he cannot be re-elected a member until his past dues 

 are paid. 



Any proposition to remove a member for other cause than the non- 

 payment of dues must come from the Council. It shall be read at 

 an ordinary Scientific Meeting and can only be voted on at an Elec- 

 tion Meeting. The removal can only take place by a tlu'ee-fourths 

 vote of the members present at such meeting. 



