ANTHROPOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 13 



AMENDED CONSTITUTION. 



Article I. — Name. 



The name of this Society shall be " The Anthropological 

 Society of Washinoton." 



Article II. — Object. 



The object of this Society shall be to encourage the study of the 

 Natural History of Man, especially with reference to America, and 

 shall include Somatology, Sociology, Philology, Philosophy, Psy- 

 chology, and Technology. 



Article III. — Members. 



The members of this Society shall be persons who are interested 

 in Anthropology, and shall be divided into three classes : Active, 

 Corresponding, and Honorary. The active members shall be those 

 who reside in Washington, or in its vicinity, and who shall pay the 

 dues required by Article XV. Failure to comply with this pro- 

 vision within two months after notice of election, unless satisfac- 

 torily explained to the Council, shall render the election void. 

 Corresponding members shall be those who are engaged in an- 

 thropological investigations in other localities; honorary members 

 shall be those who have contributed by authorship or patronage to 

 the advancement of Anthropology. Corresponding or honorary 

 members may become active members by paying the fee required 

 by Article XV. 



All members shall be elected by the Council and by ballot, as fol- 

 lows : The name of the candidate shall be recommended to the 

 Council, in writing, by two members of the Society, and eight af- 

 firmative ballots shall be necessary to an election. 



No person shall be entitled to the privileges of active member- 

 ship before paying the admission fee provided in Article XV. 



Article IV. — Officers. 



The officers of this Society shall be a President, four Vice Presi- 

 dents, a General Secretary, a Secretary to the Council, a Treasurer, 

 and a Curator, all of whom, together with six other active members, 

 shall constitute a Council, all to be elected by ballot at each annual 



