IV.
How vacancies are to be filled up. Any vacancy which may happen among the officers of this Society, by death or otherwise, shall be filled up for the remainder of the year by special meeting, to be convened for that purpose, of which notice shall be given at least one month previous to such meeting, and the election for supplying such vacancy shall be held in the same manner as the annual election is held.
V.
How persons may be proposed when there is no quarum. Whenever it shall happen at any meeting of Society that a sufficient number of members do not appear to form a quorum agreeable to the charter, and application is made for the proposal of a person as a member, the name of such person may be handed to the officers, whereupon he shall be considered as regularly proposed.
VI.
New members to pay fifteen dollars. All new-elected members of this Society shall pay to the Treasurer thereof the sum of fifteen dollars, at the time of their admission and signing the by-laws. And all members so elected, who shall neglect to pay their admission fees within nine months subsequent to their election, (after being notified) shall forfeit their right of membership, and be thenceforth considered as not elected.
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