15, 



the approval of the Council, sums for any special ob- 

 ject consistent with the purposes of the Institute. Pro- 

 vided that the title to any property accruing under this 

 or any other Section of this Constitution shall be vested 

 in the Institute. 



Section 3. No Academy shall contract any debt or 

 obligation the money for the payment of which is not in 

 the hands of its Treasurer, or to its credit on the books 

 of the Treasurer of the Institute. 



ARTICLE VII. 



Amendments. 



This Constitution may be amended by the votes of a 

 majority of the whole number of Academies of the Insti- 

 tute, given in favor of any proposed alteration after the 

 proposed alteration shall have been read at two suc- 

 cessive business meetings of each Academy. Proposi- 

 tions for amendment may be submitted to the Academies 

 by the Council, or may originate in any Academy. In 

 the latter case, the proposed alterations shall be laid 

 before the Academies by the Council, with an expression 

 of the views of that body thereon. 



