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nominations shall be acted upon by the Union at the next Stated 

 Meeting; such Members may be thereupon elected by ballot; 

 and the affirmative votes of a majority of the Active Members 

 present shall be necessary to a choice. 



Section 8. Active Members only shall be entitled to vote 

 and be eligible to office. Honorary, Corresponding, and 

 Associate Members may attend meetings, present papers, and 

 take part in the scientific proceedings of the Union. 



Section g. Every Honorary, Corresponding, and Associate 

 Member-elect shall notify the Secretary of his acceptance of 

 membership within one year from the date of his election ; in 

 default of which notification, his name shall not be entered on 

 the roll of members. 



Section lO. Resignations shall be addressed to the President 

 and acted on by the Council. 



Sectioit II. Any member may be expelled from the Union 

 on satisfactory evidence that said member is an improper person 

 to be connected with the Union, or has made improper use of 

 his membership ; such expulsion shall be by a two-thirds vote 

 of the Active Members present at a Stated Meeting, three 

 months previous notice of such proposed action having been 

 given by the Secretary to all Active Members, and to the 

 member accused. 



Article V. Of Fees and Assessments. 



Section i. The entrance fee for Active Members shall be ten 

 dollars, and for Associate Members three dollars. The annual 

 assessment shall be for Active Members five dollars, and for 

 Associate Members three dollars. The entrance fee shall cover 

 the annual dues for the first year of membership, dating from 

 the time of election. 



No fee or assessment shall be required of Honorar}' and Cor- 

 responding Members. 



Section 2. The annual assessment for the ensuing year shall 

 fall due on the first day of each Stated Meeting. 



Section 3. No Active Member, one year in arrears for dues, 

 shall be entitled to vote or take part in the business of any 

 meeting. 



Section 4.. The name of any member two years in ariears for 



