20 ILLINOIS STATE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE 



an affirmative vote of three-fourths of the members of 

 such society, when confirmed by vote of the members of 

 the State Academy at their annual meeting. Voted to 

 adopt. 



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Members of such affiliated societies may become mem- 

 bers of the State Academy without initiation fee, by 

 paying annual dues to the treasurer of the local society 

 sufficiently large so that the local treasurer may send to 

 the treasurer of the State Academy one dollar for each 

 member, except for life members of the State Academy, 

 or for those who are also members of the A. A. A. S. 

 Voted to adopt. 



AMENDMENTS 



Several amendments to the constitution were pre- 

 sented as follows : 



(1) An amendment to Article V, allowing two past- 

 presidents, instead of one, to sit with the Council. The 

 article as amended in the first sentence reads as follows : 

 The Council shall consist of the President, Vice-Presi- 

 dent, Secretary, Treasurer, Librarian, the retiring Presi- 

 dent and his immediate predecessor. 



(2) An addition to Article V. — At the Annual Meet- 

 ings the presiding officers of all the affiliated scientific 

 societies of the State shall meet with the Academy Coun- 

 cil for the discussion of policies. 



(3) An addition to Article VI, providing for a Com- 

 mittee on Affiliation, consisting of five members chosen 

 annually by the Academy. 



(4) An addition to Article IV, providing for the 

 selection of a second vice-president. 



Said officer may be a resident of the town in which the 

 next annual meeting is to be held, and may be appointed 

 by the Council each year when the next meeting place 

 shall have been decided upon. 



The above amendment and additions to the constitu- 

 tion were separately adopted by vote. 



