140 American Geological Society. 
Arr. Ii.—The Society shall consist of not more thaa 
one hundred members :—and of not more than twenty-five 
honorary, and forty corresponding members. 
Arr. II.—Candidates for admission into the Society, 
must be proposed by the Committee of Nomination, and be 
chosen by three-fourths of the members present. 
Art. 1V.—The annual meeting of the Society, for the 
election of Officers, shall he held on the Tuesday preceding 
the second Wednesday of September, at such hour and 
Bre as shall be agreed upon from time to time. 
Arr. V.—The other stated meetings shall be on the first 
Mondays in December, March and June : and all the meet- 
ings may be adjourned by the Chairman, for not more than 
seven days from the dates above mentioned. 
Arr. VI.—Special meetings may be convened by reso- 
lution of the Seciety, or by public notice from the Presi- 
dent; or, in case of his absence, from the acting Vice-- 
President, which meetings shall be restricted to the special 
objects of the Society, without power to enact regulations, 
or admit members. 
Arr. VII.—Five members, including the President, or 
one of the Vice-Presidents, shall form a quorum. 
Art. VIIl.—Every member shall pay to the Treasurer 
an initiation fee of five dollars, and shall be subject to an 
“annual payment of one dollar. 
Art. [IX.—The Treasurer shall pay no money from the 
Treasury of the Society without a vote for this purpose and 
an order signed by the presiding officer. 
Arr. X.—The Society shall be located, provisionally, at 
New-Haven. 
Arr. XI.—No alteration shall be made in the Constitu- 
tion, unless it be proposed in writing, at one of the stated 
meetings, previous to the annual meeting in September, and 
shall be decided by a majority of two thirds of the members 
present, at the said annual meeting. 
Arr. X{I.—In such points of order as are not noticed in 
this Constitution, the Society will conform to the established 
customs of other similar institutions. 
