TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT 201 



for the current year in the case of members elected between January 1st and 

 May 1st of each year. The classes of membership shall be as follows: 



Skc. 6. The jjaynient of S-200 at one time >hall constitute any member a Life 

 Alcmber. 



A memljer who has paid annual dues for a period of five years may tliire- 

 after, at any time, uj)on the payment of the difference between the amount of 

 dues already paid and S-200, became a Life Member, but such payment shall be 

 not less than .$100. 



Sec. 7. The payment of .$1,000 at one time, or in the case of a Life Member, 

 ot §800, shall constitute any member a Patron. 



Sec. S. The payment of ^-2,500 at one time, or in the case of a Patron of 

 §1.500, or of a Life Member of $;2,300, shall constitute any meml)er an Associate 

 Founder. 



Sec. 9. Any member who shall donate to the Society $5,000, or i)roperty 

 of equal value, or any Associate Founder who shall donate $:3,500, or any Patron 

 who siiail donate .$4,000, may be elected by the Board of Managers or Executive 

 Committee a Founder. 



Sec. 10. Any member who shall have donated to the Society ten thousand 

 dollars ($10,000), or its equivalent, may be elected by the Board of Managers 

 or the Executive Committee a Founder in Perpetuity. Such Founder in Per- 

 petuity shall have the power to designate by a last will and testament his suc- 

 cessor, who shall thereujion be entitled to all the rights and ])rivileges of the 

 original Founder in Perpetuity, including the right of designating in turn his 

 successor. 



Sec 11. Any member who shall have donated to the Society $;2o,000, or its 

 equivalent, may be elected by the Board of 31anagers, or the Executive Committee, 

 a Benefactor. Benefactors shall have the rights and privileges of a Founder in 

 Perpetuity. 



Sec. 13. Persons who have rendered marked service in the science of zoology 

 or natural history may be elected Honorary ^lembers, but not more than three 

 such Honorary ^lembers shall be elected in any one calendar year. 



Sec 13. A resident member who shall have rendered marked scientific or 

 professional services to the Society in any branch of its work may be elected by 

 the Executive Connnittee a Life ^leml^er, Patron, Associate Founder, or Founder. 

 A resident of New York who shall have rendered marked service in zoology or 

 natural history may be elected by the Executive Committee a Permanent P'ellow. 



Sec 14. Non-residents who communicate valuable information to the Society, 

 or who have rendered marked service in the science of zoology or natural history, 

 may be elected Corresponding Members. 



Sec 15. Benefactors, Founders in Perpetuity, Founders, Associate Found- 

 ers, Patrons, Life Members, Honorary Members, Permanent Fellows, Fellows, 

 and Corresjionding Members shall be exempt from annual dues. 



ARTICLE VII. 



PRIVILEGES OF 3IEMBERS. 



Sec 1. A member's ticket admits the member and his immediate family to 

 the Park on reserve days, and to all lectures and special exhibitions, and may be 

 used by the member's immediate family, and shall be good for the current year. 



