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voted upon by the Members 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 
Associates 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. 
Artic te IIT. 
Dues, Suspension and Expulsion of Members. 
1. The entrance fees, payable on admission to the Society, shall be as follows: 
Members and Associates, fifteen dollars; Juniors, ten dollars; Honorary Members 
and Honorary Associates, no fees. 
2. The annual dues shall be as follows: 
Members and Associates, fifteen dollars; Juniors, ten dollars; Honorary Members 
and Honorary Associates, no dues. 
3. A member transferred from one grade to another shall pay the difference be- 
tween 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 
Secretary shall notify each member of the amount due for the ensuing year at the time 
of giving notice for the annual meeting. On notification of his election each member 
