600 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SAINT LOUIS MEETING 



BY-LAWS 



Chapter I 



OP MEMBERSHIP 



1. No person shall be accepted as a Fellow unless he pay his initiation fee, and 

 the dues for the year, within three months after notification of his election. The 

 initiation fee shall be ten (10) dollars and the annual dues ten (10) dollars, the 

 latter payable on or before the annual meeting in advance; but a single prepay- 

 ment of one hundred (100) dollars shall be accepted as commutation for life. 



2. The sums paid in commutation of dues shall be covered into the Publication 

 Fund. 



3. An arrearage in payment of annual dues shall deprive a Fellow of the privi- 

 lege of taking part in the management of the Society and of receiving the pub- 

 lications of the Society. An arrearage continuing over two (2) years shall be 

 construed as notification of withdrawal. 



4. Any person eligible under Article III of the Constitution may be elected 

 Patron upon the payment of one thousand (1,000) dollars to the Publication Fund 

 of the Society. 



Chapter II 



OF OFFICIALS 



1. The President shall countersign, if he approves, all duly authorized accounts 

 and orders drawn on the Treasurer for the disbursement of money. 



2. The Secretary, until otherwise ordered by the Society, shall perform the 

 duties of Editor, Librarian, and Custodian of the property of the Society. 



3. The Society may elect an Assistant Secretary. 



4. The Treasurer shall give bonds, with two good sureties approved by the 

 Council, in the sum of five thousand dollars, for the faithful and honest perform- 

 ance of his duties and the safe-keeping of the funds of the Society. He may 

 deposit the funds in bank at his discretion, but shall not invest them 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 intervals 

 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 election 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 Geo- 

 logical 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.) 



