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names shall be submitted to the Society at the next meeting, to be voted upon by the Mem- 
bers and Associates; the voting to be by ballot, should a ballot be demanded. 
4. The proportion of favorable votes for deciding the election of Members and Asso- 
ciates shall be at least four-fifths of the number recorded. 
5. Juniors —(1) The class of Juniors shall consist of graduates of technical schools of 
established reputation, or persons who have had not less than two years’ practical experience 
in marine engine works or shipyards. 
(2) Candidates must be at least eighteen years of age and certify their intention to 
continue in the profession and become naval architects or marine engineers. 
(3) Juniors shall be eligible for transfer to the class of Members or Associates after 
fulfilling the necessary conditions; when they are twenty-eight years of age they shall be 
offered the option of being transferred to the class of Members or Associates in conformity 
with their qualifications; but if they do not accept such offer or do not qualify, they shall be 
dropped from the rolls of the Society. 
(4) The admission of Juniors shall be by a favorable vote of three-fourths of the 
members of the Council present. 
(5) Juniors shall have no voice in the government of the Soci or admission of 
members. 
6. Honorary Members and Honorary Associates—The Council may elect Honorary 
Members and Honorary Associates, the total number not to exceed twenty-five. They shall 
be persons of acknowledged eminence in their profession upon whom the Council may see 
fit to confer an honorary distinction. 
7. Benefactors and Permanent Members.—The Council may establish a list of Bene- 
factors. It may also elect as Permanent Members of the Society such Members or Associate 
Members as shall, in the opinion of the Council, by reason of notably liberal contributions to 
the Society, merit special recognition. Permanent Members shall, from the date of their 
election, be relieved from annual dues, and shall have the right, subject to the approval of 
Council, to designate by will or otherwise, their successors. The conditions to be met before 
placing any name on the list of Benefactors and the regulations governing the election of 
Permanent Members shall be prescribed by the Council. 
ARTICLE III. 
Dues, Suspension and Expulsion of Members. 
1. The entrance fees, payable on admission to the Society, shall be as follows :— 
Members and Associates, ten dollars; Juniors, five dollars; Honorary Members and Hon- 
orary Associates, no fees. 
2. The annual dues shall be as follows :— 
Members and Associates, ten dollars; Juniors, five dollars; Honorary Members and 
_ Honorary Asociates, no dues. 
3. A member transferred from one grade to another shall pay the difference between 
the entrance fees of the two grades, and his annual dues shall be those of the grade to which 
transferred. . 
4. The annual dues shall be payable in advance on the first day of January. The Secre- 
tary shall notify each member of the amount due for the ensuing year at the time of giving 
