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3. Life Members. Any Active Member or Fellow contributing at one 
time $100 to the general funds of the Academy shall be a Life Member and 
shall thereafter be exempt from annual dues; and any Active Member or 
Fellow who has paid annual dues for twenty-five years or more may, upon 
his written request, be made a life member and be exempt from further 
payment of dues. 
Chapter VII. 
SECTIONS. 
1. Sections. Sections devoted to special branches of Science may be 
established or discontinued by the Academy on the recommendation of the 
Council. The present sections of the Academy are the Section of Astronomy, 
Physics and Chemistry, the Section of Biology, the Section of Geology and 
Mineralogy and the Section of Anthropology and Psychology. 
2. Organization. Each section of the Academy shall have a Chairman 
and a Secretary, who shall have charge of the meetings of their Section. 
The regular election of these officers shall take place at the October or 
November meeting of the section, the officers then chosen to take office at 
the first meeting in January following. 
3. Affiliation. Members of scientific societies affiliated with the 
Academy, and members of the Scientific Alliance, or men of science intro¬ 
duced by members of the Academy, may attend the meetings and present 
papers under the general regulations of the Academy. 
Chapter VIII. 
MEETINGS. 
1. Business Meetings. Business meetings of the Academy shall be 
held on the first Monday of each month from October to May inclusive. 
2. Sectional Meetings. Sectional meetings shall be held on Monday 
evenings from October to May inclusive, and at such other times as the 
Council may determine. The sectional meeting shall follow the business 
meeting when both occur on the same evening. 
3. Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting shall be held on the third 
Monday in December. 
4. Special Meetings. A special meeting may be called by the Council, 
provided one week’s notice be sent to each Active Member and Fellow, 
stating the object of such meeting. 
