366 
ANNALS NEW YORK ACADEMY OE SCIENCES 
3. Officers. The President, Vice-Presidents and Recording Secretary 
of the Academy shall hold the same offices in the Council. 
4. Committees. The Standing Committees of the Council shall be: 
(1) an Executive Committee consisting of the President, Treasurer, and 
Recording Secretary; (2) a Committee on Publications; (3) a Committee 
on the Library, and such other committees as from time to time shall be 
authorized by the Council. The action of these committees shall be subject 
to revision by the Council. 
Chapter III. 
FINANCE COMMITTEE. 
The Finance Committee of the Academy shall audit the Annual Report 
of the Treasurer, and shall report on financial questions whenever called 
upon to do so by the Council. 
Chapter IV. 
ELECTIONS. 
1. Active Members, (a) Active Members shall be nominated in 
writing to the Council by at least two active Members or Fellows. If 
approved by the Council, they may be elected at the succeeding business 
meeting. 
( b ) Any Active Member who, having removed to a distance from the 
city of New York, shall nevertheless express a desire to retain his connection 
with the Academy, may be placed by vote of the Council on a list of Non¬ 
resident Members. Such members shall relinquish the full privileges and 
obligations of Active Members. ( Vide Chapters V and X.) 
2. Associate Members. Workers in science may be elected to Associate 
Membership for a period of two years in the manner prescribed for Active 
Members. They shall not have the power to vote and shall not be eligible 
to election as fellows, but may receive the publications. At any time sub¬ 
sequent to their election they may assume the full privileges of Active Mem¬ 
bers by paying the dues of such Members. 
3. Fellows, Corresponding Members and Honorary Members. Nomi¬ 
nations for Fellows, Corresponding Members, and Honorary Members may 
be made in writing either to the Recording Secretary or to the Council at its 
meeting prior to the Annual Meeting. If approved by the Council, the 
nominees shall then be balloted for at the Annual Meeting. 
4. Officers. Nominations for Officers, with the exception of Vice- 
