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Section 2. Privileges of membership begin uith payment of 

 dues. Candidates for membership, if elected, shall not be entitled 

 to any of the privileges of membership before they pay the dues 

 for the fiscal year in which their election occurs. 



Section 3. Penalty for non-payment of dues. Members in 

 arrears for dues for a period of three consecutive years shall there- 

 upon forfeit their membership, but may be reinstated by the 

 council. 



Article VII. Quorum. 



Twenty members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction 

 of business. 



Article IX. By-Laws. 

 By-laws may be adopted at any meeting by a majority vote. 



Article VIII. Local Branches. 



Section x. Formation. — Groups of members of the Society 

 shall be allowed by special vote to form local branches, such 

 branches to be designated by local names. 



Section 2. Membership. — Only members of the Society as a 

 whole, duly proposed and elected according to the Constitution, 

 shall become members of the local branches. 



Section 3. Programs and Publications. — The expense of such 

 local meetings and the preparation of the programs shall be 

 assumed by the local branches. The publication of their proceed- 

 ings shall take place in the Proceedings of the Society. 



Article X. Amendments. 



Section i . Proposed amendments of the constitution must be 

 endorsed by at least three members, at a regular meeting, and may 

 be voted on at a succeeding meeting. 



Section 2. It shall be the duty of the secretary to give all 

 members due notice of intended amendments. 



Section 3. A two thirds vote of the total membership, or a 

 unanimous vote of the members present, shall be required for the 

 adoption of an amendment. 



