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1 Please preserve for reference CONSTITUTION OF THE ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS I. ORIGIN AND NAME The Academy of
Arts and Letters is an association primarily organized by the National Institute of Arts and Letters. Its aim is to represent
and further the interests of the Fine Arts and Literature. II. MEMBERSHIP AND ELECTIONS It shall consist of not more than
fifty members, and all vacancies shall be filled from the membership of the National Institute of Arts and Letters. No one
shall be elected a member of the Academy who shall not have received the votes of a majority of the members. The votes shall
be opened and counted at a meeting of the Academy. In case the first ballot shall not result in an election a second ballot
shall be taken to determine the choice between the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes on the first ballot.
Elections shall be held only on due notice under rules to be established by the Academy. III. AIMS That the Academy may
be bound together in community of taste and interest, its members shall meet regularly for discussion, and for the expression
of artistic, literary and scholarly opinion on such topics as are brought to its attention. For the purpose of promoting the
highest standards, the Academy may also award such prizes as may be founded by itself or entrusted to it for administration.
IV. OFFICERS The officers shall consist of a President and a Chancellor, both elected annually from among the members to
serve for one year only; a Permanent Secretary, not necessarily a member, who shall be elected by the Academy to serve for
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