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bution of Five Dollars, payable at the anniversary meeting in 

 November. 



Art. 3. But any member who shall pay into the hands of 

 the Treasurer the sum of 850, shall be exempt from all future 

 annual contributions. 



Art. 4. The Society may, as a mark of distinction, exempt 

 any member from his contributions, provided it is proposed at 

 one business meeting, and lie on the table to another ; and all 

 the members present at the subsequent business meeting agree 

 thereto. 



Art. 5. No member shall be entitled to vote at the annual 

 election of Officers, unless he can exhibit to the tellers a receipt 

 in full for all his arrearages to the Society. 



Akt. 6. No pecuniary contributions shall be required from 

 Correspondents, nor from the Secretary and Treasurer of the 

 Society ; and should there be an assistant Secretary, he also 

 shall be exempt from such contributions, during his term of 

 office. 



CHAPTER IV. 



Resignation and Expulsion of Members. 



Art. 1. Any member shall have leave to resign, upon appli- 

 cation made therefor, in writing, provided he can produce a 

 certificate from the Treasurer, that all arrears due by him to 

 the Society have been discharged. 



Art. 2. Members may be expelled from the Society for any 

 flagrant act of disrespect to the Officers or Members of the 

 Society, or wilful disregard of the Constitution and By-Laws. 



Art. 3. No member shall be expelled from the Society, 

 unless three-fourths of the members present agree thereto : at 

 least twelve members being present, and then not without 

 having an opportunity of being heard in his own defence. 



Art. 4. No person thus expelled, shall, under any circum- 

 stances, be received as a candidate for re-election. 



CHAPTER V. 



Of Officers and their Duties. 



Art. 1. The duties of the President shall be, to occupy the 

 chair at the meetings of the Society, to preserve order and 

 decorum, to regulate the debates ; to nominate the Chairman 

 of all Committees, and to call special meetings of the Society 

 at such times as he shall deem necessary, or at the request of 

 five members. 



