1889]. REVISED BY-LAWS, ) 9 
5. Visitors at the meetings shall be introduced by one or more members, and their 
names shall be announced by the President, and entered on the minutes. 
CHAPTER XI.—O/f Puddication. 
Ea. The publications of the Academy shall consist of the Proceedings, and such other 
documents as shall be ordered by the Academy. 
2. The publications shall be issued under the supervision of the Committee of Publi- 
cation, and shall be furnished to members, fellows and subscribers at such rates as may be 
determined by the Academy. Complimentary copies may be sent to learned societies, 
educational institutions and public libraries, on the approval of the Council. 
3. No member or fellow shall publish any part of the proceedings of the Academy, or 
any paper read before it, without the consent of the Council, or by a resolution of the 
Academy. Written communications which shall not be accepted for publication, or pub- 
lished within a reasonable time, shall be returned to their authors when requested. 
CHAPTER XII.—Of the Publication Fund. 
1. Contributions may be received towards establishing a Publication Fund; all such 
contributions shall be invested in United States or in New York State securities, and the 
income thereof be applied toward defraying the expense of the scientific publications of 
the Academy. 
2. Contributors to this fund in the sum of fifty dollars, or more, at one time, shall be 
entitled to one copy of all the scientific publications of the Academy appearing subse- 
quently to the date of the payment of their contribution. 
CHAPTER XIII.—Of Jnitiation Fees, Annual Dues, &c. 
1. At the time of admission every active member, excepting women, shall pay into the 
treasury, as an initiation fee, the sum of five dollars, Women shall pay only two dollars. 
2. The annual dues of every male member or fellow shall be five dollars, and of 
women, two dollars, payable in the month of January. 
3. Members may compound their dues at any time by the payment of one hundred 
dollars, and become Lir—E MEMBERS, thereby becoming exempt from all further charges 
or assessments. 
4. Corresponding and Honorary Members shall be exempt from fees, dues and assess- 
ments, 
5. The Academy may exempt any member or fellow from his annual dues, provided 
the proposal be made at a regular business meeting, be approved by the Council, lie over 
until the next regular business meeting, and all the members then present agree thereto. 
6. If any active member or fellow, in arrears for annual dues or as-essments for over 
one year, shall neglect or refuse to liquidate the same within three months after notifica- 
tion by the Treasurer, his name may be erased from the rolls by vote of the Council. 
7. All contributions received under the provisions of Sections 1 and 3 of \this chapter, 
as also those received from the Patrons, shall be invested in United States or in New York 
State securities, and the income derived therefrom be applied to the general purposes of 
the Academy. 
8. Assessments may be levied upon the active members and fellows, bnt only upon 
the recommendation of the Council, read at a regular business meeting, and a two-thirds 
vote of the tellows and members present at a succeeding regular business meeting. As- 
sessments shall not exceed five dollars per member during any one year, and women 
shall be assessed only two-fifths the amount levied on men. 
