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without authority of the Council. His accounts shall be balanced as on the 

 thirtieth day of November of each year. 



5. In the selection of Councilors the various sections of North America shall 

 be represented as far as practicable. 



6. The minutes of the proceedings of the Council shall be subject to call by 

 the Society. 



7. The Council may transact its business by correspondence during the inter- 

 vals between its stated meetings; but affirmative action by a majority of the 

 Council shall be necessary in order to make action by correspondence valid. 



Chapter III 



OF ELECTIO^^ OF MEMBERS 



1. Nominations for fellowship may be proposed at any time on blanks to be 

 supplied by the Secretary. 



2. The form for the nomination of Fellows shall be as follows : 



In accordance with his desire, we respectfully nominate for Fellow of the 

 Geological Society of America : 



Full name ; degrees ; address ; occupation ; branch of Geology now engaged 

 in, work already done and publications made. 



( Signed by at least two Fellows. ) 



The form when filled is to be transmitted to the Secretary. 



3. The Secretary will bring all nominations before the Council, and the 

 Council will signify its approval or disapproval of each. 



4. At least a month before one of the stated meetings of the Society the 

 Secretary will mail a printed list of all approved nominees to each Fellow, ac- 

 companied by such information as may be necessary for intelligent voting : but 

 an informal list of the candidates shall be sent to each Fellow^ at least two 

 weeks prior to distribution of the ballots. 



5. The Fellows receiving the list will signify their approval or disapproval 

 of each nominee, and return the lists to the Secretary. 



6. At the next stated meeting of the Council the Secretary will present the 

 lists and the Council will canvass the returns. 



7. The Council, by unanimous vote of the members in attendance, may still 

 exercise the power of rejection of any nominee whom new information shows 

 to be unsuitable for fellowship. 



8. At the next stated meeting of the Society the Council shall declare the 

 results. 



9. Correspondents and Patrons shall be nominated by the Council, and shall 

 be elected in the same manner as Fellows. 



Chapter IV 



OF ELECTION OF OFFICERS 



1. The Council shall prepare a list of nominations for the several offices, 

 which list will constitute the regular ticket. The ticket must be approved by a 

 majority of the entire Council. The nominee for President shall not be a mem- 

 ber of the Council. One of the nominees for vice-president shall be the 



