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ARTICLE VII—SECTIONS. 
1. Formation of Sections. Members not less than fifteen in number 
may by special permission of the Academy unite to form a section for 
the investigation of any branch of science. Each section shall bear 
the name of the science which it represents, thus: The Section of 
Geology of The Ohio Academy of Science. 
2. Privileges of Sections. Each section is empowered to perfect its 
own organization as limited by the Constitution and By-Laws of the 
Academy. 
ARTICLE VIII—AMENDMENTS. 
1. This Constitution may be amended at any annual meeting by 
a three-fourths vote of all resident members voting, provided that the 
substance of the amendment shall have been submitted at a preceding 
Annual Meeting. 
BY-LAWS 
CHAPTER I-—MEMBERSHIP. 
1. Dues. No person shall be accepted as a resident member or as a 
corresponding member unless dues for the year are paid within three 
months after notification of election. The annual dues shall be two 
dollars, payable in advance. A single payment of twenty-five dollars, 
however, shall be accepted as commutation for life. 
2. Investment of Commuted Dues. The sums paid in commutation 
of dues shall be invested, and the interest used for the ordinary purposes 
of the Academy during the payer’s life, but after his death the sum shall 
be converted into the Research Fund. 
3. Non-payment of Dues. Non-payment of annual dues shall deprive 
a resident member of taking part in the management and receiving the 
publication of the Academy. An arrearage continuing over two years 
shall be construed as notification of withdrawal. The Secretary and 
Treasurer shall be exempt from the payment of dues during the year in 
which they hold office. 
4. Patrons. Any person eligible under Article III of the Constitution 
may be elected a Patron of the Academy upon payment of one hundred 
dollars to the Research Fund of the Society. 
