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Show 166 Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters favoring vote of those present at a duly called business meeting. By-Laws must then be ratified bv a three-fourths favoring vote of members present at the next regular business meeting of the Acad emy. By- Laws shall be in effect from the time of their adoption by the Council until repealed or until they fail to be ratified as provided. BY"LAWS Utah Acamemy of Sciences, Arts and Letters Law 1. Order of Business. business meetings of the ness at The following order of busi Academy shall be followed as far practicable. Opening, minutes of the last meeting, reports of officers, reports of standing committees, appointing of special committees, unfinished business, new business, reports of special committees, election of officers,· election of members, program, as adjournment. Law 2. Rules of Procedure in Meetings. Roberts' 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. Election of Members. Prospective members shall proposed in writing by two members of the Academy upon forms furnished. Prepared application forms shall be transmit ted 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 member ship at the next regular meeting of the Academy. be . Law 5. Election of Fellows. Proposals for fellows shall be made in writing by five members of the Academy to the Gen eral Secretary. He shall bring before the Council at its annual meeting 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 elcted by a three-fourths affirmative vote of members present. Law 6. Election to Honorary Membership. A candidate for honorary .mernbership 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 to the Council at its next regular business meeting, whereat the candidate, to be nominated, must 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 |
