ANTHROPOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 137 



CONSTITUTION. 



Article I. — Name. 



The name of this Society shall be " The Anthropolog- 

 ical Society of Washington." 



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 Archaeology, Somatology, Eth- 

 nology, and Philology. 



Article III. — Members. 



The members of this Society shall be persons who are in- 

 terested in Anthropologj', 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 ; 

 Corresponding members shall be those who arc engaged in 

 anthropological investigations in other localities; Honorary 

 members shall be those who have contributed by author- 

 ship 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 ballot, as follows : The 

 name of the canditatc shall be recommended to the Council 

 in writing, by two members. If a majority of the Council 

 favor the election, the name shall be presented to the Society, 

 and a vote of a majority of the Active members present at 

 a regular meeting shall be necessary to an election. 



