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agers ma}' authorize. The special publications 

 shall not be a prerogative of membership. 



Article X. — Medals. 



The Societ.v, by vote of the Board of Man- 

 agers, may award medals for distinguished 

 accomplishment in geography. 



Article XL — Meetings. 



Section i. The annual meeting of the So- 

 ciety shall be held in the District of Columbia 

 on the second Friday in January. Twenty 

 members or fellows shall constitute a quorum. 



Sec. 2. Special meetings may be ordered by 

 the Board of Managers or called by the Presi- 

 dent. 



Sec. 3. Regular meetings of the Board of 

 Managers shall be held on the third Wednes- 

 dai' in October, December, January, April, and 

 June ; special meetings may be held at the call 

 of the President or on notice signed b\r five 

 members of the Board. Seven members shall 

 constitute a legal quorum of the Board. 



Sec. 4. Lectures and lecture courses may be 

 provided by the Board of Managers. Free ad- 

 mission to such lectures shall not be a preroga- 

 tive of membership, except as otherwise pro- 

 vided in these By-Laws, but tickets shall be 

 sold to members and fellows on more favor- 

 able terms than to non-members. 



Sec. 5. Cushing's Manual shall be the parlia- 

 mentary guide and govern the proceedings of 

 the National Geographic Society and the Board 

 of Managers when not in conflict with the 

 specific provisions of these By-Laws. 



Article XIL — A mendments. 



These By-Laws may be amended by a two- 

 thirds vote of the members of the Society 

 present at any meeting, provided the proposed 

 amendments are reported by the Board of 

 Managers, and provided that notice thereof 

 has been sent to all members of the Society not 

 less than 10 days before the meeting. The pub- 

 lication of the proposed amendments in The 

 National Geographic Magazine shall be suf- 

 ficient notice within the meaning of this article. 



PRESENT BY-LAWS OF THE NATIONAL 

 GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY 



Article I. — Name. 



The name of this Society is The National 

 Geograpliic Society. 



Article II.— Object. 



The object of the Society is the increase and 

 diffusion of geographic knowledge. 



Article III. — Membership. 



Section i. The Society shall consist of mem- 

 bers, honorary members, fellows,* and patrons. 



* No fellows have as yet been elected - 



Sec. 2. Members shall be persons interested 

 in geographic science. 



Sec 3. Honorary members shall be persons 

 who have attained eminence by the promotion 

 of geographic science. They shall not be mem- 

 bers of the corporation, nor shall they vote or 

 hold office. 



Sec. 4. Fellows shall be persons engaged in 

 scientific work pertaining to geography. They 

 shall be members of the corporation. 



Sec. 5. Patrons shall be persons interested in 

 geography who have contributed one thousand 

 dollars or more to the objects of the Society; 

 they shall be entitled to all the privileges of 

 membership for life. 



Sec. 6. The election of members, honorary 

 members, fellows, and patrons shall be en- 

 trusted to the Board of Managers. 



Article YV.—OfUccrs. 



Section i. The administration of the So- 

 ciety shall be entrusted to a Board of Managers 

 composed of twenty-four members, eight of 

 whom shall be elected by the Society at each 

 annual meeting to serve for three years, or 

 until their successors are elected. A majority 

 of the votes cast shall be necessary for elec- 

 tion. 



Sec. 2. The Board of Managers shall elect 

 annually from their own number a President 

 and a Vice-President, and shall elect annually 

 a Treasurer and a Secretary. 



Sec. 3. The President shall preside at the 

 meetings of the Society and of the Board of 

 Managers, or may delegate this duty. The 

 President and the Secretary shall sign all writ- 

 ten contracts and obligations of the Society. 



Sec. 4. In the absence of the President his 

 duties shall devolve on the Vice-President. 



Sec. 5. The Treasurer shall have charge of 

 the funds of the Society, under the direction 

 of the Board of Managers, and shall make col- 

 lections and disbursements and render an an- 

 nual report, and his accounts shall be audited 

 by a committee of the Society, not members of 

 the Board, annually and at such other times as 

 the Board may direct. 



Sec. 6. The Secretary shall record the pro- 

 ceedings of the Society and of the Board of 

 Managers, conduct correspondence, and make 

 an annual report. 



Sec. 7. The Board of Managers shall fill 

 vacancies arising in the Board. 



Sec. 8. All officers shall serve until their suc- 

 cessors are chosen. 



Article V. — Committees. 



Section i. The Board of Managers shall 

 select annually from its own number an Ex- 

 ecutive Committee. 



Sec. 2. There shall be standing committees 

 on Publications, Communications, Admissions. 

 Research, and Finance, whose chairmen shall 

 be members of the Board of Managers. These 



