CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE SOCIETY OF NAVAL 
ARCHITECTS AND MARINE ENGINEERS 
ARTICLE I. 
Name and Object. 
1. The name of the Association shall be ‘‘THE SocteTy oF NAvAL ARCHITECTS 
AND MARINE ENGINEERS.” 
2. Its object shall be the promotion of the art of ship building,commercial and naval. 
3. In furtherance of this object, annual meetings shall be held for the reading and 
discussion of appropriate papers and interchange of professional ideas, thus making it 
possible to combine the results of experience and research on the part of shipbuilders, 
marine engineers, naval officers, yachtsmen, and those skilled in producing the material 
from which ships are built and equipped. 
ARTICLE II. 
Membership. 
1. The Society shall consist of Members, Associates, Juniors, Honorary Members and 
Honorary Associates. 
2. Members——(1) The class of Members shall consist exclusively of Naval Archi- 
tects, Marine and Mechanical Engineers, including Professors of Naval Architecture or 
Mechanical Engineering in colleges of established reputation. 
(2) A Candidate for this class must not be less than twenty-eight years of age and 
comply with the following regulations: He shall submit to the Council a statement 
showing that he has been engaged in the practice of his profession, in a responsible 
capacity, for at least five years, and setting forth the grounds upon which he bases his 
claim to membership. This statement shall be signed by three Members, who shall 
certify to their personal knowledge of the candidate and approval of his statement. 
(3) In the case of persons not American citizens, the signatures of three Members 
shall be required in confirmation of their personal knowledge of the candidate’s scientific 
attainments. 
(4) If three-fourths of the members of the Council present are in favor of the ad- 
mission of the candidate his name shall be submitted to the Members of the Society at 
the next meeting; the voting to be by ballot, should a ballot be demanded. 
3. Associates.—(1) The class of Associates shall consist of persons, who, by pro- 
fession, occupation, or scientific attainments, are qualified to discuss the qualities of 
a ship. 
(2) Candidates for this class shall submit to the Council a written statement of 
their qualifications for membership; this shall be signed by two Members or Associates 
who shall certify to their personal knowledge of the candidate and approval of his state- 
ment. If considered by three-fourths of the Council present duly qualified for associate 
membership their names shall be submitted to the Society at the next meeting, to be 
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