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and conduct its scientific work, per se, subject to the limitations 

 of the Constitution and By-Laws and the supervision of the Board 

 of Directors. All legislative acts passed by any Section shall 

 be inoperative until formally approved by the Board. 



Sec. 2. No Section shall be formed without petition pre- 

 sented at a regular meeting of the Academy, signed by at least 

 five members, of whom not less than three shall be Fellows. Such 

 petition shall be read before the Academy and referred to the 

 Board of Directors for action. 



Sec. 3. Upon authorization, as provided in Article IV, 

 Section 2, the President and Secretary of the Academy, as tem- 

 porary officers of the proposed section, shall call a meeting of 

 members interested and proceed to organize the section in man- 

 ner following : ■ 



1. Calling Meeting to order. i 



2. Reading of Petition and Minutes relating to same. ' 



3. Signing roll by organizing members. : 



4. Election of Chairman and Secretary. 



5. Formal announcement of organization. 



Upon organization, the Section shall adopt a set of By-Laws 

 in no way conflicting with the Constitution and By-Laws of the 

 Academy, which shall thereupon be submitted to the Board of 

 Directors for approval. When so approved and attested by the 

 President and Secretary of the Academy, the Section shall be 

 regarded as fully established on equivalent basis with any and 

 all other Sections of the Academy. 



Sec. 4. All members and Fellows of the Academy shall be 

 free to unite with any or all Sections and no Section shall adrriit 

 to voting privileges any non-member of the Academy. 



ARTICLE V. 



AI-'FILIATED SOCIETIES. 



Section i. Any local scientific society within the limits 

 prescribed in Article II, Section 2, may enter into affiliation with 

 the Academy, upon the terms and in manner prescribed in the 

 succeeding sections of Article V of this Constitution. 



Sec. 2. Application for affiliation must be made by the 

 President and Secretary of the society, upon a bjank form author- 

 ized by the Board of Directors, giving evidence that the applica- 

 tion is made in accordance with the vote of a clear majority of 

 the members of said society, and that the objects and purposes 

 of the society are similar to those of the Academy. Each appli- 

 cation must be accompanied with a fee of five dollars. 



Sec. 3. Application for affiliation shall first be referred tp 

 the Standing Committee on Affiliation, who shall investigate and 

 report to the Board of Directors. Notice of favorable action 

 by the Board shall be given at the first regular meeting of the 



