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persons yet to be elected ; and those persons who receive a 

 majority of the votes cast shall be declared elected, provided 

 that the nutnber of persons receivings a tnajority does not ex- 

 ceed the njtmber of persons to be elected^ in which case the 

 vacancies shall be filled by the candidates receiving the high- 

 est majorities. 



Ifin any case the informal ballot result in giving a majority 

 for any of the candidates, it may be declared formal by a majority 

 vote. 



Sectiofi 4. Nominations to Active Membership shall be made 

 in writing; each nomination shall be signed by three Active 

 Members, and shall be handed to the Secretary at least three 

 months prior to the Annual Meeting at which it is to be voted 

 on. The number of Active Members to be elected sliall be 

 first decided by a majority vote of the Active Members present 

 at the Stated Meeting at which the election is to be held and they 

 shall be elected in the following manner: Each member may 

 select from the list to be voted upon, and inscribe on a ballot, 

 names not to exceed in number the vacancies to be filled. Ab- 

 sent members may send ballots for five of the candidates, in 

 order of preference, to the Secretary in a sealed blank envelope 

 inclosed in another, and such envelopes shall be opened only by 

 the tellers. From the names receiving the highest number of 

 votes on this preference ballot, the members present may pro- 

 ceed to elect new members in the following manner : At each 

 ballot each member present may vote for not exceeding the full 

 number of persons to be elected, and the person receiving the 

 highest number of votes shall be declared elected, provided 

 that he receive at least three-fourths of the votes cast. 



Section §. Every person elected to Active Membership 

 shall pay to the Treasurer, within six months from the date of 

 election, an entrance fee of ten dollars, and subscribe to the 

 By-Laws of the Union. 



Section 6. The nomination of Honorary and Corresponding 

 Members 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 Active Members present shall be necessary 

 to a choice. Honorary and Corresponding Members shall be 

 enrolled upon signifying acceptance of membership. 



Section 7. Associate Members may be nominated to the 

 Union through the Secretary by any Active Member, and the 



