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 Society 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 dis- 

 cussion of appropriate papers and interchange of professional ideas, thus making it possible 

 to combine the restdts of experience and research on the part of shipbuilders, marine engi- 

 neers, naval officers, yachtsmen, and those skilled in producing the material from vi^hich 

 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 Architects, 

 Marine and Mechanical Engineers, including Professors of Naval Architecture or Mechani- 

 cal 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 member- 

 ship. This statement shall be signed by three Members, who shall certify to their per- 

 sonal 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 statement. If con- 

 sidered 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 voted upon by the Mem- 

 bers and Associates ; the voting to be by ballot, should a ballot be demanded. 



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