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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. — (1) The class of Juniors 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 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 after fulfilling the nec- 

 essary 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 mem- 

 bers 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. 



Article HI. 



Dues. 



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 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. 



5. Members and Associates can compound for all future dues and become Life Members 

 and Life Associates, by making a single payment of two hundred dollars and signing an 

 agreement to conform to any future amendments to the Constitution and By-Laws. 



6. Members are entitled to no return of fees on severing their connection with the 

 Society. 



7. Any member whose dues are more than three months in arrears shall be notified by 



