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Show BY-LAWS Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters Law 1. Order of Business. The following order of business business meetings of the Academy shall be followed as far as practicable: Opening, minutes of the last meeting, reports of of ficers, reports of standing committees, appointment of special committees, unfinished business, new business, reports of special committees, election of officers, election of members, program, at adjournment. Law. 2. Rules of Procedure in Meetings. R.obert's Rules of Order shall govern the conduct of business meetings of the Acad emy and the Council in the absence of other provisions in these By-Laws or the Constitution of the Academy. Law 3. Council Quorum. Five members ofthe Council shall constitute a quorum. Law 4. Election of Members. Prospective members shall be proposed in writing by two members of the Academy upon forms furnished. Prepared, application forms shall be transmitted to the General Secretary who shall place proposals before the Council at its next regular business meeting and upon nomination by the Council the Secretary shall propose nominees for membership at the next regular meeting of th,e Academy. Law 5. Election of Felloios. Proposals for fellows shall be made in writing by five members of the Academy to the General Secretary. He shall bring before the Council at its annual meet ing these proposals. Upon nomination by the Council, he shall bring before the annual business meeting of the Academy names of nominees and these shall be elected by a three-fourths afflrma tive vote of members present. Law 6. Election to Honorary Membership. A candidate for honorary membership shall be proposed in writing to the General Secretary by a petition signed by fifteen members of the Academy. The General Secretary shall present this petition ot the Council at its next regular business meeting whereat the candidate, to be must nominated, receive all save one favorable vote of members of the Council present at this meeting.- The name of the nominee shall then be presented at the next annual meeting of the Academy and election shall be by nine-tenths favorable votes of members present. Law 7. Fees and Dues. Members shall pay an entrance fee of $1.00 within two months of the time of their election. Members and fellows shall pay annual dues of $2.00. xvi |
