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(2) Candidates for this class shall submit to the Council a written statement of 

 their qualifications for membership. If considered by three-fourths of the Coimcil 

 present duly qualified for Associate membership, their names shall be submitted to 

 the Society at its next meeting, to be voted upon by the Members and Associates, 

 voting to be by ballot, should a ballot be demanded. 



4. The proportion of votes for deciding the election of Members and Associates 

 shall be at least four-fifths of the number recorded. 



5. Juniors. — (i) The class of Jtmiors shall consist of graduates of technical 

 schools of established reputation, or persons who have 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 inten- 

 tion to continue in the profession and become naval architects or marine engineers. 



(3) Jtiniors shall be eligible for transfer to the class of Members after fulfilling 

 the necessary conditions; when they are twenty-six years of age they shall be 

 offered the option of being transferred to active or associate membership, if they 

 duly qualify ; 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 Coimcil 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 Hon- 

 orary 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 Coimcil may see fit to confer an honorary distinction. 



ArticIvE III. 

 Dues. 



1. The entrance fees, payable on admission to the Society, shall be as fol- 

 lows : — 



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

 bers and Honorary Associates, no fees. 



2. The annual dues shall be as follows: — 



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

 bers 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 contributions shall be payable in advance on the first day of 

 January. The Secretary shall notify each member of the amount due for the 

 ensuing year at the time of giving notice for the annual meeting. On election, 

 each member shall pay his entrance fee and annual dues for the current year 

 and be entitled to receive the proceedings of the annual meeting of the year during 

 which he is elected. 



