370 Proceedings of the Ohio Academy of Science 
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 Constitu- 
tion may be elected a Patron of the Academy upon payment of one 
hundred dollars to the Research Fund of the Society. 
CHAPTER II-——OFFICIALS. 
1.” Authorization of Accounts. The President and the Treasurer 
shall countersign, if they approve, all duly authorized accounts and 
orders drawn for the disbursement of money. 
2. © Duties of Treasurer. The Treasurer shall give bonds with two 
good sureties approved by the Executive Committee in the sum of five 
hundred dollars, for the performance of his duties and the safe keeping 
of the funds of the Academy. He may at his discretion deposit the funds 
in a bank, but shall not invest them without the authority of the 
Executive Committee. His accounts shall be balanced on the first 
day of the Annual Meeting of each year. 
3. © Honorarium of Secretary. The Secretary shall receive an annual 
honorarium of one hundred dollars, from which he shall pay for any 
clerical help employed. 
