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Article XI — Elfxtion of Members 

 Candidates for membership shall be proposed at a regular meeting of 

 the Club, and be voted for at the next ensuing regular meeting, if the nom- 

 ination be approved by a member of the Membership Committee. But upon 

 unanimous consent of the members present, the persons so approved, may 

 be elected at the same meeting at which they are proposed. They shall be 

 severally voted for by ballot, and three negative ballots shall exclude. 

 Article XII — Annu.vl Dues 

 Each active member, upon his election and annually at the beginning 

 of each fiscal year thereafter, shall pay to the Treasurer the sum of five dollars. 

 The payment of these annual dues shall entitle each active member to receive 

 all publications of the Club issued during the year. 



Active members indicating their willingness to pay fifteen dollars a year 

 shall be designated sustaining members. 



Article XIII— Resignation of Members 

 A member may at any time resign from the Club, on giving notice to the 

 Secretary' and paying such sums as he may owe to the Club. 

 Artic'-E XIV — Delinquent Members 

 Any member who, after due notice, shall, for the space of six months, 

 neglect to pay his annual dues, shall cease to enjoy his privileges of member- 

 ship until they are paid. 



Article XV — Expulsion of Members 

 The Club reserves to itself the right of expelling unworthy members. 



Article X\'I— Standing Committees 

 The standing committees created by the By-Laws shall be appointed 

 by the President. 



Article XVII — Fiscal Year 

 The fiscal year shall commence on the first day of January, and all 

 annual dues shall be payable at that time. 



Article XVTII — Annual Meeting 

 The first regular meeting in January shall be the Annual Meeting. Nine 

 members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. 

 Article XIX — Election of Delegates 

 Delegates and representatives on the Councils of the New York Academy 

 of Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 

 and other organizations with which the Club is or shall become affiliated, 

 shall be elected at the Annual Meeting in January-, the numbers of such de- 

 legates and representatives to be elected, depending on the quota regulations 

 of such organizations. 



Article XX — Amendments 

 Amendments to this Constitution must be proposed in writing at a 

 regular meeting of the Club, entered on the minutes, and referred to a com- 

 mittee, which shall report thereon at the next regular or special meeting; and, 

 at the regular or special meeting next thereafter ensuing (special notice having 

 been given by the Secretary) a vote by ballot shall take place on the proposed 

 amendment; and, if the same be approved by two-thirds of the members 

 present, it shall thereafter form a part of this Constitution. 



