THE LAWS 



OF THE 



AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. 



CHAPTER I. 



OF THE MEMBERS, AND MANNER OF THEIR ELECTION. 



SECTION 1. The election of members shall be by ballot, and 

 shall form part of the stated business of the meetings on the 

 third Fridays of February, May, October and December. 



2. A member may, at any meeting, nominate in writing a 

 candidate for membership, and the nomination so made may, 

 in like manner, be concurred in by other members. The 

 board of officers and council may also nominate candidates 

 for membership ; and such nominations shall be certified to 

 the Society by minute thereof in writing, attested by the 

 clerk of said board. 



3. No person shall be balloted for, unless his nomination, 

 with the names of the members proposing him, or the minute 

 of the board of officers and council, made as aforesaid, shall 

 have been publicly read to the Society at the two stated 

 meetings preceding that at which the balloting takes place. 

 Nor shall any person be deemed duly chosen unless three- 

 fourths of the votes given shall be in his favor. 



4. Before entering upon an election for members, one of 

 the secretaries shall read the names of the several candidates ; 

 and any member may then, for the information of the So- 

 ciety, speak to their character and qualifications for member- 

 ship. 



