Constitution. 9 



the active members present. No more than three honorary mem- 

 bers shall be elected in any year. 



Sec. 5. Method of Election'' — To become an active or asso- 

 ciate member, it shall be necessary, first, that the candidate make 

 application in writing, signed by two active or honorary mem- 

 bers ; second, that such application be approved by the Executive 

 Committee; third, that he receive a majority vote of the active 

 members present at any regular meeting, and fourth, that he pay 

 the annual dues for the first year. 



ARTICLE in. 



Section 1. Ojficeri—ThQ officers of the Academy shall con- 

 sist of a President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and 

 Editor, who shall be elected by ballot at the annual meeting and 

 shall hold office one year, or until their successors are installed. 

 They shall perform the duties usually pertaining to their respec- 

 tive offices. 



Sec. 2. The Executive Committee shall consist of the officers 

 of the Academy, together with two other members, who shall be 

 appointed by the President. It shall be the duty of the Executive 

 Committee to approve or reject candidates for election as mem- 

 bers, to prepare the programs and have charge of the arrange- 

 ments for all meetings. 



ARTICLE IV— Publications. 



The official publication of the Academy shall be called the 

 Transactions of the Tennessee Academy of Science, and shall 

 be published as occasion demands. 



The Executive Committee shall have authority to make ar- 

 rangement for the publication of a journal, provided that no more 

 than one-half of the annual dues be used for that purpose. 



^Amended, November 28, 1913, to read as follows: "To become an 

 active or associate member, it shall be necessary, first, that the candidate 

 make application in writing, indorsed by two active or honorary members ; 

 second, that he receive a majority vote of the Executive Committee; and 

 third, that he pay the annual dues for the first year." 



