By-Laws and Rules. if 
Section 6. Elections to the class of Members shall be held 
in the following manner: The number to be elected shall be 
first decided by a majority vote of the Fellows and Members 
present at the Stated Meeting at which the election is to be 
held, but not more than five Members shall be elected in any 
one year. 
At each ballot each Fellow and Member present may vote 
for nominees not exceeding the full number of vacancies to be 
filled, and the person receiving the highest number of votes 
shall be declared elected, provided that he receive the votes 
of at least three fourths of the Fellows and Members present, 
and so on until all the vacancies are filled. Any candidate 
who, in each of ten successive ballots, fails to receive the votes 
of half the Fellows and Members present, shall cease to be a 
candidate during the remainder of the Stated Meeting. 
The election of Members may be suspended at any time bya 
majority vote of the Fellows and Members present. 
During election a discussion of the merits of nominees will 
be in order. 
Section 7. The nomination of Honorary Fellows, Corre- 
sponding Fellows, and Associates shall be made by the Council 
to the Union, and such members shall be elected by ballot, 
and the affirmative votes of three fourths of the Fellows and 
Members present shall be necessary to a choice. Honorary 
and Corresponding Fellows shall be enrolled upon signifying 
acceptance of membership. 
Proposals for the class of Associates may be made to the 
Council through the Secretary by any Fellow or Member. 
Section 8. Fellows only shall be eligible to office. Members 
shall share with Fellows the right to vote and to take part in 
the business of the Union, except that Members shall not 
take part in the election of Fellows, nor in the amendment of 
By-Laws. 
Retired, Honorary and Corresponding Fellows, and Associ- 
ates may attend meetings, present papers, and take part in 
the scientific proceedings of the Union. 
Section g. Every Honorary and Corresponding Fellow- 
elect shall notify the Secretary of his acceptance of member- 
