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15. The Ecological Society of America agrees to advance a 
sum of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) to meet necessary 
initial expenses, and to assign annually a portion of the annual 
membership dues of each member, to an amount of not less 
than two dollars per member, as a subscription to the journal to 
be paid by the treasurer of the Ecological Society to the business 
manager of the journal. These payments are to be made from 
time to time with reasonable promptness as the membership 
dues are received by the treasurer of the Society. Payment is 
to be made for members in arrears for dues unless and until the 
business manager is notified by the treasurer of the Society to 
remove from the mailing list of the journal the name or names 
of those in arrears for dues. 
16. All members of the Ecological Society in good standing 
shall receive one copy of each issue of the journal without any 
payment in addition to the membership dues in the Society. 
17. The fiscal year of the journal shall end on November 30; 
and the business manager shall render an annual financial state- 
ment to the Ecological Society of America at the time and place 
of its annual meeting. 
18. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden agrees to become responsible 
for any annual deficit not to exceed Three Hundred Dollars 
($300) a year. In consideration of this provision the choice of 
printer and the drawing of all contracts for printing and illus- 
trating shall rest with the business management, and no expenses 
shall be incurred in the name of or on behalf of the journal 
except by or with the approval of the business manager. 
19. This agreement shall remain in force for not less than 
three years from date (January 1, 1920), and may be terminated 
by either party only after written notice of intention to terminate 
shall have been given to the proper official at least one year 1n 
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advance. 
20. In case, and when, this agreement shall terminate, the 
Ecological Society of America shall have possession of all over 
copies of the journal and of the mailing lists, and shall have the 
right to the name of the journal; but the Brooklyn Botanic 
Garden shall retain ownership of the exchanges already received, 
and of such numbers of incomplete volumes of exchanges as are 
necessary to complete current volumes. 
