CONSTITUTION 



(As amended to date) 



ARTICLE I 



NAMF AND OBJECT 



The name of this Society shall be American Fisheries So- 

 ciety. Its object shall be to promote the cause of fish culture; to 

 gather and diffuse information bearing upon its practical success, 

 and upon all matters relating to the fisheries ; the uniting and en- 

 couraging of all interests of fish culture and the fisheries, and the 

 treatment of all questions regarding fish, of a scientific and econo- 

 mic character. 



ARTICLE II 



MEMBERSHIP 



Active Members. — Any person may upon a two-thirds vote and 

 the payment of three dollars, become a member of this Society. In 

 case members do not pay their fees, which shall be three dollars per 

 year after first year, and are delinquent for two years, they shall 

 be notified by the treasurer, and if the amount due is not paid 

 within a month thereafter, they shall be, without further notice, 

 dropped from the roll of membership. 



Any sporting or fishing club, society, firm, or corporation, upon 

 two-thirds vote and the payment of an annual fee of five dollars, 

 may become a member of this Society and be entitled to all its 

 publications. Libraries shall be admitted to membership at three 

 dollars a year. 



Any state board or commission may, upon the payment of an 

 annual fee of ten dollars, become a member of this Society and be 

 entitled to all of its publications. 



Life Members. — Any person shall, upon a two-thirds vote and 

 the payment of twenty-five dollars, become a life member of this 

 Society, and shall thereafter be exempt from all annual dues. 



Patrons. — Any person, society, club, firm, or corporation, on 

 approval by the Executive Committee and on payment of $50.00, 



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