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elected Patron upon the payment of one thousand dollars ($1,000) to the 

 Society. 



III. — Duties of Officers 



Section 1. Officers. The duties of the President, Vice-President, Treasurer, 

 Secretary, and Editor of the Society shall be the usual ones performed by such 

 officers. 



Sec 2. Executive Council. The Executive Council shall direct all affairs 

 and activities of the Society not otherwise provided for by the Constitution, 

 as vpell as perform those duties specifically assigned to it. 



Sec. 3. Committees. The President shall appoint, vv^ith the approval of the 

 Council, such committees as may further the objects of the Society, including 

 a Board of Associate Editors. The Treasurer, the Secretary, the Editor, and 

 the chairmen of the various committees shall make formal reports to the 

 Society at least once each year. 



JV. — Election of Officers 



Nominations for office shall be made by the Council. The list shall be mailed 

 to the general membership for its information at least three months before the 

 annual meeting. Any five Fellows or Members may forward to the Secretary 

 other nominations for any or all offices. All such nominations reaching the 

 Secretary at least forty days before the annual meeting shall be printed, to- 

 gether with the names of the nominators as special ballots. The regular and 

 special ballots shall then be mailed to the general membership. The results 

 shall be announced at the annual meeting, and the officers thus elected shall 

 enter upon duty at the adjournment of the meeting. 



V. — ^Publications 



The Society shall publish a Journal devoted to the advancement of miner- 

 alogy, crystallography, and allied sciences. The general membership of the 

 Society shall be entitled to receive the Journal. 



VI. — Affiliation with other Scientific Organizations 



The Council shall have authority to arrange for affiliation with other scien- 

 tific organizations and, as occasion may arise, to appoint Fellows to represent 

 the Society on the Councils of such organizations. In the case of the Geolog- 

 ical Society of America, the representative so appointed shall also be a Fellow 

 of the Geological Society of America, and shall be recommended to the Council 

 of said Society for confirmation as one of its nominees for the Vice-Presidency. 



VII. — Local Sections 



Local sections of the Society may be formed in any locality, with the advice 

 and consent of the Council, for the purpose of holding meetings and promoting 

 cooperation. The affairs of such local sections shall be entirely in their own 

 hands. 



