President and countersigned by the Treasurer of the Society, to the effect that such a member is a life member of the Society, and exempt from further dues, provided, however, that such certificates outstanding at any one. time shall not exceed one hundred in number.

Any member who has rendered distinguished and unusual service to the Society may be elected a life member by the unanimous vote of the Executive Committee. (As amended March 3, 1910.)

ARTICLE XV

CENSURE, SUSPENSION, AND EXPULSION

Any member may be censured, suspended, or expelled for a violation of the constitution or a rule, or for any conduct not in violation of the constitution or a rule which in the opinion of the Executive Committee is improper and prejudicial to the welfare or reputation of the Society, by a vote of three fourths of the members of the Executive Committee present at a meeting, ten days' previous notice, in writing, having been given to the member, with a copy of the charge against him.

ARTICLE XVI

RESIGNATIONS

Resignations of membership shall be made to the Secretary in writing, which shall be accepted, provided

all indebtedness to the Society shall have been paid by such member, and such member shall be in good standing at the time of offering his resignation.

ARTICLE XVII

AMENDMENTS

The Constitution may be amended at any annual meeting of the Society, or special meeting called for the purpose, by a two-thirds vote in the affirmative, a quorum being present and voting.

Notice of proposed amendments shall be furnished to the Secretary at least fifteen days before the meeting at which it is proposed to consider them, and the Secretary shall cause such notice to be printed and sent to each member at least ten days before such meeting.

BY-LAWS

SEC. 1. At the regular meetings of the Society, the order of business shall be as follows:

SEC. 2. At regular meetings of the Executive Committee the order of business shall be:

1. Roll call.

2. Reading of minutes.

3.

Unfinished business.

4. Report of Treasurer.

5. Report of Auditing Committee.

6. Report of Committee on Admissions.

7. Election of members.

8. Report of House Committee.

9. Report of Committee on Literature and Art. 10. Reports of Special Committees.

ACCOUNTS AND BOOKS

SEC. 3. The Treasurer shall report in writing to the Executive Committee at their first meeting in each month a balance sheet, and every existing appropriation which may effect the same. He shall also report at such meetings the number of members in good standing and the names of those in arrears.

At the Annual Meeting of the Society he shall make a full report of the receipts and disbursements of the past fiscal year, suitably classified, and of all outstanding obligations of the Society. He shall keep regular accounts in books belonging to the Society. The books of the Secretary and Treasurer shall be kept in the rooms of the Society.

SEC. 4. No member of the Executive Committee shall propose or second an applicant. All applicants for Resident Membership must be personally known to at least two members of the Executive Committee. The proposer and seconder of a Non-Resident Member must be personally known to at least two members of the Committee.

HUGH R. GARDEN LIBRARY

Through a donation from the late Mr. Hugh R. Garden, the Society is possessed of a library which is the best collection of Southern literature in the City of New York. This library has been deposited in the Library of Columbia University, where the members of the Society have access not only to the books of the Society library but also to those of the Library of Columbia University.