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CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS 
C. Election to Membership 
Every candidate for admission as a member or associate shall submit a formal 
application on an application form authorized by the executive committee 
signed by him, and endorsed by not less than three members who are in good 
standing, stating his training and experience and such other facts as the execu- 
tive committee shall from time to time prescribe. Provided the executive com- 
mittee, after due consideration, shall judge that the applicant’s qualifications 
meet the requirements of the constitution, they shall cause to be published in an 
<.ppropriate publication the applicant’s name and the names of his sponsors. If, 
after at least thirty days have elapsed since such publication, no reason is pre- 
sented why the application should not be admitted, he shall be deemed eligible 
to membership or to associate membership, as the case may be, and shall be 
notified of his election. 
. An applicant for membership, on being notified of his election in writing, shall 
pay full membership dues for the current year and on making such payment 
shall be entitled to receive the regular Society publications for that year. Unless 
payment of dues is made within thirty (30) days by those living within the 
continental United States and within ninety (go) days by those living elsewhere, 
after notice has been mailed of his election, the executive committee may rescind 
the election of the applicant. Upon payment of dues, each applicant for mem- 
bership shall be furnished with a membership card for the current year, and until 
such written notice and card are received, he shall in no way be considered a 
member of the Society. 
D. Honorary Members 
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The executive committee may from time to time and by unanimous action elect 
as honorary members persons who have contributed distinguished service to the 
cause of geophysics. Honorary members shall not be required to pay dues. 
Membership of any class shall be contingent upon conformance with the code 
of ethics of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and with the 
established principles of professional ethics. 
IV 
A. Resignation—Suspension—Ex pulsion 
1. Any member or associate may resign from the Society at any time. Such resigna- 
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tion shall be in writing and shall be accepted by the executive committee, sub- 
ject to the payment of all outstanding dues and obligations of the resigning mem- 
ber or associate. 
. Any member or associate who is more than one year delinquent (in arrears) 
in payment of dues shall be suspended from the Society. Any delinquent or sus- 
pended member or associate, at his own option, may request in writing that he 
be dropped from the Society and such request shall be granted by the executive 
committee. Any member or associate more than two years in arrears shall be 
dropped from the Society. The time of payment of delinquent dues for either 
one year or two years may be extended by a unanimous vote of the executive 
committee. 
