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tained, shall make by the operation of this bj^-law, all of the 

 members of said association, club or organization members of 

 this corporation upon subscribing to the by-laws. 



x\ny person may be elected to membership by the Council up- 

 on being recommended b}- two members, paying the Treasurer 

 the sum of one dollar and subscribing to the by-laws. All appli- 

 cations for membership should designate the section or sections 

 with which the applicant will unite. 



Any person may be elected a corresponding member of the 

 Institute by a unanimous vote of the Council, and such mem- 

 ber shall be exempt from the payment of dues and membership 

 fee. Any person who shall pay to the Institute the sum of one 

 hundred dollars at any one time shall, on his request, be elected 

 a life member, and as such shall be exempt from all further 

 dues and assessments. 



SECTIONS. 



Any association, club or organization, admitted to member- 

 ship as hereinbefore provided, may become a section, which 

 shall be designated alphabetically by the Council, and have au- 

 thority to establish its title, to maintain its autonom}^ and man- 

 age its affairs, not inconsistent with these bj^-laws. 



Each section shall have a chairman who shall discharge all of 

 the duties pertaining to such office and ex-officio be and become 

 a Vice President of the association and a member of its Council. 

 Such chairman shall be elected by the section at or before the 

 time of the annual meeting of the association and his election 

 shall be certified by the Secretary of the section to the Clerk of 

 the corporation. 



Five or more members may organize a section, with the ap- 

 proval of the Council. 



BRANCHES. 



Five or more persons organizing themselves as an association, 

 or any association previousl}^ formed, the purposes of which are 

 harmonious with those of the Institute and which consists of 

 five or more persons, not residents of Manchester, may apply for 

 membership in the Institute and. upon election, shall become a 



