."(S Ni:\V York /onl.oC.ICAI, SoCIIvTV. 



C<>rres]>oinlinj^' naiiihcrs in;iy he chost-n from those who communicate 

 vahiahk- information to tlie Society, or who have rendered esi)eiial ser- 

 vice in the science of zooloj^y or natural history. 



I'atrons. life memhers, honorary and corres])<iniling nieinhirs shallbe 

 exempt from the j)aynient of annual dues. 



Skc. •>. Neither the corj^oration nor any of its manaj^ers or otTicers 

 shall contract any debt which, with existing debts, shall exceed in amount 

 the moneys then in the treasury. 



Skc. 7. The annual dues f>f each member of the corporation shall be 

 ten dollars, payable in advance on the first day of May. 



Si:c. S. The fiscal year of the corporation shall be the calendar year 

 commencing January l.st and ending December .'Ust. 



ARTICI.I'. \'II. 

 AMKNDMKNTS. 



SkcTion 1. Amendments to these By-laws may be proposed in writ- 

 ing at any meeting of the Managers and adopted by imanimous consent 

 of the Managers present. 



If a proposed amendment is postponed until a subsequent meeting, 

 the Secretary shall, with the notices of tlie next meeting, send to each 

 ^Manager a copy of it, stating that it will be brought up for action at such 

 meeting, when it may be passed by a majority vote. 



ARTICLE VIII. 

 PKNALTIES. 



Section 1. Any member named in the first section of the Act of In- 

 corporation who shall fail to pay his dues for the year of 1805 on or before 

 the rjlst day of January, ISiKl, shall cease to be a member of this Society. 

 Notice of this by-law shall be given by the Secretary to each member 

 affected thereby. 



Skc. 2. Any member who shall fail to pay his annual dues within 

 three months after the same shall have become due, and after notice of 

 thirty days, by mail, shall cease to be a member of the Society ; subject, 

 however, to reinstatement by the Board of Managers or Executive Com- 

 mittee for good cau.se shown. 



Sec. 3. Any person elected to nienibersliip who shall fail to qualify 

 within three months after notice of his election shall be considered to 

 have declined his election ; but such term may be extended by the Board 

 of Managers or Executive Conunittee. 



