474 RECORDS. 



STATED MEETING OF THE ACADEMY. 



May 2, 1898. 



Academy met at 8 P. M., Mott Memorial Library. President 

 Osborn in the chair. In the absence of the Secretary, Mr. 

 WilHam Hallock was appointed Secretary, pro teui. Minutes 

 of the last meeting were read and approved. 



Members Elected. 



The following candidates for election, approved by the Coun- 

 cil, were read by the Secretary who was authorized to cast one 

 ballot for them, which he did. 



Dr. L. T. Chamberlin, 128 Fifth avenue. 



Francisco G. P. Leao, 23 State street. 



Charles E. Tripler, 121 West 89th street. 



Amendments to By-Laws. 



The following amendments to the by-laws recommended by 

 Mr. C. F. Cox, Mr. Wm. Hallock and Mr. Edmund B. Wilson, 

 a committee acting for the Council, were read and laid on the 

 table for one month, in accordance with the rules : 



1. That Section 2 of Chapter I of the by-laws be repealed. 



2. That a new section be added to Chapter I, entitled Sec- 

 tion 2, as follows : 



*' Any Resident Member or Fellow, who shall resign because 

 of removal to a distance from the city of New York, may be re- 

 stored to Membership or Fellowship at any time upon his own 

 application, by a vote of the Council, and without payment of 

 initiation fee." 



A series of letters of acceptance were read by the Secretary 

 from several of the new Corresponding Members. 



Section of Astronomy and Physics then organized. 



William Hallock, 



Secretary, pro teni. 



