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Art. VI. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS. 



All memoirs and written communications made to the Academy 

 at its regular meetings, by any of its members, shall be preserved 

 in the records of the Academy. 



Art. VII. MEMBERSHIP. 



Section 1. Any person may be elected to active membership by 

 a vote by ballot of two-thirds of all the members present at any reg- 

 ular meeting, after the payment of the required initiation fee and on 

 being recommended in writing by three members, and may partic- 

 ipate in the meetings, and shall enjoy the privileges of such member- 

 ship only upon signing the constitution. 



Sec. 2. Persons non-resident in the cities of Minneapolis or St. 

 Paul, but resident within the State of Minnesota, may be elected 

 active members on the payment of an initiation fee of one dollar. 

 Members non-resident in Minnesota are exempt from all dues. 



Sec. 3. A life-membership shall be conferred on all members of 

 the Minnesota Academy of Science who contribute the sum of one 

 hundred dollars. 



Sec. 4. The annual dues of the Academy shall be $3.00, except 

 for non-resident members, whose dues shall be $1.00. 



Sec. 5. Any member six months in arrears for dues shall be- 

 come a suspended member, Provided, the Secretary shall have given 

 two months 'notice by mail or otherwise; and such member shall 

 remain suspended until all dues are paid. 



Art. VIII. ORDER OP BUSINESS. 



The Order of Business at the regular meetings of the Academy 

 shall be as follows: 



1. Reading the minutes of former meeting. 



2. Communications. 



3. Reports of committees and of chairmen of sections. 



4. Miscellaneous business. 



Art. IX. AMENDMENTS. 



These By-Laws may be amended at any regular meeting of the 

 Academy on one month's notice in writing. Such amendment must 

 be unitedly proposed by three members. 



