8. Communications intended for publication under the 

 auspices of the Society shall be submitted in writing to 

 the General Committee for approval. 



9. New members shall be elected by the General Com- 

 mittee, after having been proposed in writing by at least 

 three members of the Society. 



10. Each member shall pay annually to the Treasurer 

 the sum of five dollars, and no member whose dues are 

 unpaid shall vote at the annual meeting for the election 

 of officers, or be entitled to a copy of the Bulletin. 



11. The fiscal year terminates with the 31st of December 

 of each year. Members elected after the annual meeting 

 shall be exempt from the assessment for that year. 



12. Members who are absent from the District of Colum- 

 bia for more than twelve months may be excused from 

 pajrment of the annual assessments, in which case their 

 names shall be dropped from the list of members. They 

 can, however, resume their membership by giving notice 

 to the President of their wish to do so. 



13. Elections of officers are to be held as follows : — 



In each case nominations shall be made by means of an 

 informal ballot, the result of which shall be announced by 

 the Secretary; after which the first formal ballot shall be 

 taken. 



In the ballot for Vice-Presidents, Secretaries, and Mem- 

 bers of the General Committees, each voter shall write on 

 one ballot as many names as there are officers to be elected, 

 viz., four on the first ballot for Vice-Presidents, two on the 

 first for Secretaries, and nine on the first for Members of 

 the General Committee; and on each subsequent ballot so 

 many names as there are persons yet to be elected ; and 

 those persons who receive a majority of the votes cast shall 

 be declared elected. 



If in any case the informal ballot result in giving a ma- 

 jority for any one, it may be declared formal by a majority 

 vote. 



