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

 meeting of the Society. The Council will signify its approval or disapproval 

 of each, and forward to the Council of the Geological Society of America all 

 approved nominations to Fellowship. 



4. At least a month before the stated winter meeting of the Society the 

 Secretary shall mail a printed list of all approved nominees for membership 

 to each Fellow and Member, accompanied by such information as may be 

 necessary for intelligent voting, but an informal list of the candidates shall be 

 sent to each Fellow and Member at least two weeks prior to distribution of 

 the ballots. 



5. The Fellows and Members 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 shall 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 membership. 



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

 results. 



Chapter IV 



ELECTION OF OFFICEES 



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

 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 and Members, for their informa- 

 tion, at least nine months before the annual meeting. Any five Fellows may 

 forward to the Secretary 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 and Mem- 

 bers at least 25 days before the annual meeting. 



3. The Fellows and Members shall 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 shall 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 can- 

 didate 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, 



Chapteb V 



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 ordinary, inci- 

 dental, and running expenses have the permanent sanction of the Society, 

 without special action. 



VI — Bull. Geol. Soc. Am., Vol. 21, 1909 



