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but for one hundred dollars life membership may be granted free 
from annual assessment. 
3. Members who have given notice that they will be unable to 
avail themselves of the privileges of membership for an entire year 
dating from October 1 shall be exempt from the payment of the 
assessment for that year. 
4. The President and Treasurer shall be empowered to return 
(sub silentio) to a Corporate Member the admission fee and the 
annual assessment, if they deem it for the interest of the Society to 
do so. 
5. Corresponding and Honorary Members shall not be required 
to pay an admission fee or any assessment. 
Section 3. Nominating Committee. 
1. At the General Meeting held on the third Wednesday of 
March a Nominating Committee of five persons shall be appointed 
who shall report at the next meeting of the Society a list of candi¬ 
dates for the offices to be filled. Additional nominations may be 
made by-any Corporate Member. 
2. Unless otherwise ordered the Nominating Committee shall be 
appointed by the Chair. 
3. No person shall be eligible for election to any office except 
after nomination at a preceding meeting. 
Section 4. Officers. 
1. The oflicers of the Society shall be a President, three Vice- 
Presidents, a Secretary, a Treasurer, and twenty-four Councillors, 
who together shall constitute a board for the management of the 
affairs of the Society, and shall be called the Council, and shall 
hold office until their successors have qualified in their places. 
All Presidents and Vice-Presidents prior to January 7, 1891, are 
ex officio members of the Council. 
All officers shall be chosen bv ballot. Of the twentv-four Conn- 
cillors eight shall be chosen at each Annual Meeting to serve for 
three years. ** 
The Council shall appoint from time to time a Curator and a 
