Constitution and By-Laws 



REFERENCES TO ADOPTION AND CHANGES 



The provisional Constitution under which the Society was organized was ap- 

 proved August 15, 1888, and adopted December 27, 1888 (see Bulletin, volume 1, 

 pages 7-8). These rules were elaborated and the revised Constitution and By- 

 Laws were adopted December 27, 1889 (volume 1, pages 536, 571-578). 



Several minor changes have been made in these rules, which are on record in 

 the Bulletin as follows : Changes in the Constitution : December, 1894, volume 6, 

 page 432; December, 1897, volume 9, page 400; December, 1909, volume 21, 

 page 19. Changes in the By-Laws : December, 1891, volume 3, page 470 ; 

 December, 1893, volume 5, pages 553-554 ; December, 1894, volume 6, page 432 ; 

 December, 1903, volume 14, page 535 ; December, 1909, volume 21, page 19. 



CONSTITUTION 



Article I 



NAME 



This Society shall be known as The Geological Society of America. 



Article II 



OBJECT 



The object of this Society shall be the promotion of the Science of Geology, in 

 North America. 



Article III 



MEMBERSHIP 



The Society shall be composed of Fellows, Correspondents, and Patrons. 



1. Fellows shall be persons who are engaged in geological work or in teaching 

 geology. 



Fellows admitted without election under the provisional Constitution shall be 

 designated as Original Fellows on all lists or catalogues of the Society. 



2. Correspondents shall be persons distinguished for their attainments in 

 Geological Science and not resident in North America. 



3. Patrons shall be persons who have bestowed important favors upon the 

 Society. 



4. Fellows alone shall be entitled to vote or hold office in the Society. 



Article IV 



OFFICERS 



1. The officers of the Society shall consist of a President, First, Second, and 

 Third Vice-Presidents, a Secretary, a Treasurer, an Editor, and six Councilors. 



These officers, together with the Presidents for the . next preceding three 

 years, shall constitute an Executive Committee, which shall be called the 

 Council. 



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