Revised By-Laws of the Sierra Club. 



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opticon views of mountain scenery. Special meetings may be 

 called by the Board of Directors, and the Board shall at the 

 written request of at least thirty members call a special meeting 

 of the Club. Fifty members shall constitute a quorum at any 

 meeting, and a less number shall have the power to adjourn a 

 meeting until a quorum shall be present. The Secretary shall 

 give notice by mail to each member of the time, place, and object 

 of any meeting at least one week prior thereto. 



Article XVIII. — Dues. 



Section i. The first year's dues of newly elected members 

 shall be five dollars, payable within two months after election. 



Sec. 2. The annual dues of all members thereafter shall be 

 three dollars, payable in advance on April ist. Notice of such 

 dues shall be sent by the Secretary to members on or near that 

 date, and all members whose dues are unpaid on December ist 

 shall have notice of that fact sent to them; and if such dues 

 are still unpaid on the first Saturday in May in the year fol- 

 lowing, they shall thereupon cease to be members, and the Secre- 

 tary shall cancel their names from the membership list, but such 

 membership may be revived by the Board of Directors in its 

 discretion and upon such terms as it may decide. The President 

 and Secretary are authorized to remit any dues sub silentio, when 

 they deem it advisable. 



Sec. 3. Any person may become a life member upon the pay- 

 ment of fifty dollars at any time after his election to membership, 

 and shall thereafter be exempt from the payment of dues. 



Article XIX. — Permanent Fund. 

 All moneys received for life membership and such other sums 

 as may be received or appropriated by the Board of Directors 

 for permanent investment shall be securely and separately 

 invested as a Permanent Fund, the income only of which shall 

 be expended. 



Article XX. — Membership. 

 Section i. Elections to membership shall be made by the 

 Board of Directors, and the affirmative vote of at least seven 

 members of the Board shall be necessary to election. Proposals 

 for membership shall be made in writing by a member of the 

 Club and presented to the Secretary, who shall thereupon mail 

 each candidate a circular of information concerning the Club, a 

 copy of these by-laws, and a postal card addressed to the Board 

 to be signed by such candidate indicating that he desires to 

 become a member, and if elected will assent to the by-laws. As 

 soon as the Secretary shall receive at least six such postals signed 



