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



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

 Winter or Summer Meeting of the Society, 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, accompanied 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 ex- 

 ercise 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. This ticket must be approved by a majority 

 of the entire Council. The nominee for President shall not be a member of the 

 Council. 



2. The list -shall be mailed to the Fellows, for their information, at least nine 

 months before the Annual Meeting. Any five Fellows may forward to the Secre- 

 tary other nominations for any or all offices. All such nominations reaching the 

 Secretary at least 40 days before the Annual Meeting shall be printed, together with 

 the names of the nominators, as special tickets. The regular and special tickets 

 shall then be mailed to the Fellows at least 25 days before the Annual Meeting. 



3. The Fellows will send their ballots to the Secretary in double envelopes, the 

 outer envelope bearing the voter's name. At the winter meeting of the Council, • 



'the Secretary will bring the returns of ballots before the Council for canvass, and 

 during the winter meeting of the Society the Council shall declare the result. 



4. In case a majority of all the ballots shall not have been cast for any candidate 

 for any office, the Society shall by ballot at such winter meeting proceed to make 

 an election for such office from the two candidates having the highest number of 

 votes. 



Chapter V 



OF FINANCIAL METHODS 



1. No pecuniary obligation shall be contracted without express sanction of the 

 Society or the Council. But it is to be understood that all ordinarv, incidental 

 and running expenses have the permanent sanction of the Society, without special 

 action. 



2. The creditor of the Society must present to the Treasurer a fully-itemized bill 

 certified by the official ordering it, and approved by the President. The Treasurer 



