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Chapter VI. 

 PATRONS, DONORS, AND LIFE MEMBERS. 



i. Patrons. Any person contributing at one time $1000 to 

 the general funds of the Academy shall be a Patron, and, on 

 election by the Council, shall enjoy all the privileges of Active 

 Members. 



2. Donors. Any person contributing $50 or more an- 

 nually to the general funds of the Academy shall be termed a 

 Donor and on election by the Council shall enjoy all the priv- 

 ileges of Active Membership. 



3. Life Members. Any Active Member or Fellow contribut- 

 ing at one time $100 to the general funds of the Academy shall 

 be a- Life Member, and shall thereafter be exempt from annual 

 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 meet- 

 ings 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 'meet- 

 ing in January following. 



3. Affiliation. Members of scientific societies affiliated with 

 the Academy, and members of the Scientific Alliance, or men 

 of science introduced by members of the Academy, may attend 

 the meetings and present papers under the general regulations 

 of the Academy. 



