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shall forever remain free, independent and untrammeled, unless by 
the consent, in writing, of three-fourths of the members, in good 
standing, of this Society. 
BY-LAWS. 
ARTICLE I.—MEMBERS. 
SECTION 1. Candidates for active membership shall sign a 
printed application for the same, which application shall be 
approved by the signatures of three active members. 
Applications shall be presented at a regular meeting of the 
Society, and shall be balloted for at the next, or some subsequent 
regular meeting. An initiation fee of five dollars shall accom- 
pany the application, to be returned to the applicant in case of 
non-election. 
SECTION 2. Honorary members may be selected from persons 
eminent for their attainments in science, on whom the Society may 
wish to confer a compliment of respect. Corresponding members 
shall consist of persons residing at a distance from the city, who 
may be interested in the study of Natural History, or desirous of 
promoting the interests of the Society; neither shall be required 
to pay an initiation fee or make anycontribution. The nomination 
of persons for Honorary or Corresponding members shall be made 
by the Executive Board to the Society. 
SECTION 3. Noperson whose application for membership has been 
rejected, shall be again proposed within one year of the date of 
said rejection. 
SECTION 4. Any member may withdraw from the Society by pre- 
senting his written resignation, and paying all arrearages due from 
him. Members who shall be in arrears for the dues of one year 
shall zo¢ be entitled to vote, hold office or to receive any of the 
publications of the Society until such arrearages are fully paid; 
and if not paid within one year thereafter, membership shall be 
forfeited. 
SECTION 5. Members may be expelled from the Society by a vote 
of three-fourths of the members present at a regular meeting, writ- 
ten charges having been preferred, a copy of which shall be fur- 
nished the accused at least one month previous to such vote, and 
the accused shall have opportunity to be heard thereon. 
