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and shall thereafter be exempt from annual dues ; and any Active Mem- 

 ber 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 Psy- 

 chology. 



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. 



