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the Society, at any one time, shall entitle the person giving the 
same to be a Patron of the Society, who shall have the right in 
perpetuity to appoint the successor in such patronship. 
The contribution of $500, at one time, shall entitle the person 
giving the same to bea Fellow of the Society, who shall have the 
right to appoint one successor in such fellowship. 
No appointment of a successor shall be valid unless the same 
shall be in writing, endorsed on the certificate, or by last will and 
testament. And the appointment of such successor, in either case, 
shall be subject to the approval of the Society, as in the election of 
members. 
SECTION 3. Any person contributing fifty dollars at one time 
to the funds of the Society, shall be entitled to become a Life mem- 
ber, free from assessment. 
SECTION 4. Any Active member who has not been in arrears 
for the term of twenty years, becomes a Life member without fur- 
ther payment. Any Active member who has not been in arrears 
for a term of ten years, may become a Life member on the pay- 
ment of twenty-five dollars, and be exempt from further assess- 
ment. 
ARTICLE V. 
All members, except Honorary and Corresponding members, 
shall be entitled to vote and hold office. 
ARTICLE VI. 
SECTION 1. ‘The officers of the Society shall be, a President, 
two Vice-Presidents, a Secretary, a Treasurer, a Librarian, Cura- 
tors, and four members elected at large for the Executive Board. 
They shall be elected annually, at the meeting in April, and shall 
hold office for the term of one year, or until their successors are 
duly elected. Two Trustees shall also be elected, as provided for 
in Section 3 of this Article. All officers shall be chosen by ballot, 
and a majority of the votes cast shall be necessary to a choice. 
SECTION 2. The President, two Vice-Presidents, Secretary and 
Treasurer, and the four members elected at large for the Executive 
Board, shall together constitute a Board for the management of 
the concerns of the Society not otherwise provided for in this Con- 
stitution, and be called the Executive Board. Five members 
of this Board shall be a quorum, for the transaction of business. 
SECTION 3. The terms of office of the two Trustees shall over- 
