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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. 



i. 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. 



(6) 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 

 iriay receive the publications. At any time subsequent to their 

 election they may assume the full privileges of Active Members 

 by paying the dues of such Members. 



3. Fellows, Corresponding Members, and Honorary Members. 

 Nominations for Fellows, Corresponding Members, and Honor- 

 ary 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-Presidents, may be sent in writing to the Recording Sec- 



