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election, his name shall not be entered on the roll of 
members. \ 
Sect. 6. Elections of Foreign Associates shall be con- 
ducted as follows : — 
Each Section shall report to its class, nominating a candi- 
date whose special researches need not belong within the prov- 
ince of the Section, but must be comprised within the range 
of the Class. 
From these candidates each Class shall select one name 
to be presented to the Academy, and from these two names 
the Academy, after full discussion, shall make the election, 
at such time as it may have previously appointed for the 
purpose. 
Sect. 7. A diploma, with the corporate seal of the Acad- 
emy and the signatures of the officers, shall be sent by the 
appropriate Secretary to each member on his acceptance of 
his membership. 
Sect. 8. Resignations shall be addressed to the Presi- 
dent and acted on by the Academy. No resignation of 
membership shall be accepted unless all dues have been 
paid. 
Sect. 9. Members resigning in good standing will retain 
an honorary membership ; being admitted to the meetings of 
the Academy, but without taking part in the business. Hon- 
orary members will not be liable to assessment. 
Secr. 10.* If any member be absent from four consect- 
tive stated sessions of the Academy, without communicating 
_ to the Academy a valid reason for his absence, his name 
_ Shall be removed from the roll of members, but may at 20Y 
time, upon a written request by the member, be inserted by 
a vote of two thirds of the Academy in the list of honorary 
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* Amended January 23, 1867. 
