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(3) A s{)ecial salary for special duties may be «;iveii by vote of the 

 academy for such a time as may be required in the i)erformaiiee of 

 special duties. The peusiouing of the salaried officials is optional. 



(4) The two salaries may be granted at once at the time of election, 

 provided the proposition is made at the time of election of the candi- 

 date. This requires tlie sanction of the minister. 



(5) The widow or, in her absence, the children of a deceased member 

 continue to draw the salary of their husband or father for the term of 

 one year, commencing with the day of his death. 



Foreign (or non-resident) members are such as do not reside at Berlin 

 or at one of the places provided for in the statutes. Of these each class 

 has ten. The Academy is not required to fill vacancies in this number. 

 The non-resident members enjoy all the rights of the regular members, 

 and in case of any visit to Berlin, and upon notification of the fact to 

 the general secretary, they receive invitations to the meeting, etc., the 

 same as the regular member. 



Honorary membership may be extended to such resident scientists 

 as are prevented from fulfilling the obligations of regular membership ; 

 it may further be extended to non-resident and foreign scientists who 

 have excelled in scientific pursuits and in some way have given evidence 

 of their interest in the welf^ire of the Academy. There is no limit to 

 the number of honorary members. 



The honorary members are entitled to participate in the meetings of 

 the Academy of which they are, in each case, informed by invitation. 

 They are at liberty to make scientific communications and to take part 

 in the deliberations of business affairs. 



The corresponding members are composed of scientists, non-residents 

 of Berlin. They retain the corresponding membership in the event of 

 their locating at Berlin. Each class offers one hundred places for cor- 

 responding members. 



The corresponding members are entitled to take part in the public 

 and other meetings of the Academy and of the class to which they, re- 

 spectively, have been assigned and to make scientific communications. 

 They are also ])ermitted to be present at business meetings, but have 

 no vote in the same. 



The business of the Academy is conducted by four ])ermanent secre- 

 taries, of which each class furnishes two. 



The secretaries are electe<l ibr life and draw a salary of 1,800 mark 

 annually, whicli amount is also paid to the surviving widow or ori)hans 

 for the period of one year succeeding the death of the incumbent. 



The secretaries range according to the seniority of their election. 



Each of the secretaries carries a seal. 



Each of the two classes elect their secretaries out of their own mem- 

 bers and in secret session. The election has to receive the King's sanc- 

 tion. 



