AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGISTS 
(Organized 1899, Incorporated December 29, 1913) 
CONSTITUTION 
Article I 
Name and Objects 
Section 1. This association shall be known as the American Association of Eco¬ 
nomic Entomologists. 
Section 2. Its object shall be: (1) To discuss new discoveries, to exchange experi¬ 
ences. and to carefully consider the best methods of work in economic entomology; 
(2) to give opportunity to individual workers of announcing proposed investigations 
so as to bring out suggestions and avoid unnecessary duplication of work; (3) to 
suggest when possible, certain lines of investigation upon subjects of general interest; 
(4) to promote the study and advance the science of entomology; (5) to publish the 
Journal of Economic Entomology. 
Article II 
Membership 
Section 1. All economic entomologists, horticultural or apiary inspectors, em¬ 
ployed by the General or State governments or by the State experiment stations, or 
by any agricultural or horticultural association, and all teachers of economic ento¬ 
mology in educational institutions and other persons engaged in practical work in 
economic entomology, may become members. 
Section 2. The classes of membership shall be active, associate, and foreign. 
Active membership shall be conferred only on persons who have been trained in 
entomological work and whose practical experience or published papers have evi¬ 
denced their ability to conduct original investigations in economic entomology. 
Section 3. Associate membership may be conferred on persons who have done 
general or practical work in entomology and who have by published papers or other¬ 
wise, given evidence of their attainments in such work. 
Section 4. Foreign membership shall be honorary and shall apply only to mem¬ 
bers residing outside of the United States and Canada. 
Section 5. Associate and foreign members shall not be entitled to hold office or 
to vote. 
Section 6. Membership, other than foreign membership, may be conferred at any 
regular meeting by a two-thirds vote of the members present upon recommendation 
of the committee on membership, after a regular application endorsed by two active 
members has been filed with the Secretary. 
Section 7. Foreign members may be proposed in writing by any active member 
and their names shall be acted upon by the committee on membership and the Asso¬ 
ciation, as in the case of other members. 
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