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ship within one year, and every Fellow-elect, Member-elect 
and Associate-elect within six months, from the date of elec- 
tion; in default of which notification, his name shall not be 
entered on the roll of members. 
Section to. Resignations shall be addressed to the Presi- 
dent and acted on by the Council. 
Section 11. Any member may be expelled from the Union 
on satisfactory evidence that said member is an improper 
person to be connected with the Union, or has made improper 
use of his membership; such expulsion shall be by a two-thirds 
vote of the Fellows present at a Stated Meeting, three months 
previous notice of such proposed action having been given by 
the Secretary to each Fellow and to the member accused. 
Article V. Of Fees and Assessments. 
Section rt. The annual dues shall be for Fellows five dollars, 
for Members four dollars and for Associates three dollars. 
No dues shall be required of Retired, Honorary, or Corre- 
sponding Fellows. 
Section 2. The annual assessment for the ensuing year shall 
fall due on the first day of each Stated Meeting, and shall be in 
arrears if not paid in ninety days thereafter. 
Section 3. No Fellow, nor Member, in arrears for dues, 
shall be entitled to vote or take part in the business of any 
meeting. 
Section 4. ‘The name of any member one year in arrears for 
dues shall be removed from the roll of membership; provided 
that two notices of indebtedness shall have been given him 
by the Treasurer, at intervals of three months; and-no-such 
person shall be restored to membership until he hasbeen 
re-elected. 
Section 5. Fellows, Members, and Associates, not in arrears 
for dues, and Retired Fellows, shall receive the regular serial 
publication of the Union, entitled “The Auk,’ gratis. All the 
publications of the Union shall be sent gratis to Honorary 
Fellows. 
Section 6. Life membership, exempting the holder from 
