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days before the Annual Meeting; and the Council shall prepare, 
from the names so proposed, a list whichshall constitute the regular 
ticket. This list shall be furnished to every resident member and 
fellow at least two weeks before the Annual Election, and be publicly 
posted during that time in the rooms of the Academy. But any 
resident member or fellow shall be at liberty to alter this list, or to 
prepare another. 
The ballots shall be received and examined by at least two tellers 
appointed by the presiding officer at the Annual Meeting. A list of 
the persons who have received the greatest number of votes of those 
present, certified by the tellers, shall then be presented by them to 
the presiding officer, who shall thereupon declare the said persons 
elected to their respective offices, and shall present the list to the 
Recording Secretary, who shall enter it on the minutes and file it; 
the ballot shall be destroyed as soon as the certified list is handed to 
the presiding officer. 
2. Elections for members and fellows shall be held on the first 
meeting of each month only. Resident members shall be elected as 
follows: The candidates shall be proposed publicly, in writing, at 
any meeting, by a fellow or member; and the nominations, together 
with the name of the person making them, shall be referred to the 
Council; the report of the Council shall be openly read at the next 
regular business meeting, upon which the Academy will proceed to 
a ballot. Names of candidates for honorary membership may be 
presented by the Council. 
3. Fellows shall be elected as follows: Candidates shall be rec- 
ommended to the Council in writing, with the reasons for such 
recommendation, signed by the proposer; then, if the Council see 
fit, it shall publicly nominate them at a regular business meeting, 
and the names of such nominees shall be entered on the minutes, 
and then be posted in some conspicuous place during all meetings 
held in the rooms of the Academy, at least until the next regular 
business meeting. They shall be balloted for in the same manner 
as resident members. 
CHAPTER XVI.—Of General Provisions. 
1. No expenditure shall be incurred on behalf of the Academy, or 
disbursements made, unless authorized by a vote of a majority of 
the members and fellows present at a business meeting. 
2. Any member or fellow may be censured, Se tees or ex- 
1 See Article 3 of the Constitution. 
