AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR STUDY AND 

 PREVENTION OF INFANT MORTALITY 



CONSTITUTION 



ARTICLE I Name 



The name of this society shall be THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR 

 STUDY AND PREVENTION OF INFANT MORTALITY. 



ARTICLE II Objects 



The objects of the Association shall be: (a) The study of infant 

 mortality in all its relations; (b) the dissemination of knowledge con- 

 cerning the causes and prevention of infant mortality; (c) the encour- 

 agement of methods for the prevention of infant mortality. 



ARTICLE III Meetings 



The meetings shall be held at such times and in such places as may be 

 directed under the By-Laws. 



BY-LAWS 



ARTICLE I Membership 



This Association shall consist of five classes of members : (a) Active 

 Members; (b) Life Members; (c) Sustaining Members; (d) Honorary 

 Members; (e) Affiliated Organizations. 



(a) Those persons subscribing to the invitations for members at the 

 Conference called by the American Academy of Medicine at New Haven, 

 November 11-12, 1909, and such persons as shall from time to time be 

 elected by the Board of Directors, shall be members so long as they 

 comply with the provisions of the By-Laws. The dues of Active Mem- 

 bers shall be Three Dollars ($3) a year. 



(b) Members may become Life Members upon the payment of Two 

 Hundred Dollars ($200). 



(c) Members may become Sustaining Members on the payment of 

 Twenty-five Dollars ($25) a year. 



(d) Persons distinguished for eminent services in the study or pre- 

 vention of infant mortality may be elected Honorary Members. 



(e) Organizations pursuing objects in harmony with the objects of 

 this Association may become Affiliated Members according to the terms 

 set forth in Article X. 



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