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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 Society 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 



Honorary Associates, no fees. 



2. The annual dues shall be as follows : 



Members and Associates, ten dollars; Juniors, five dollars; Honorary Members and 

 Honorary Associates, 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 



