The Society is not organized for profit, and no part of its net proceedings shall inure to the benefit of any officer or employee of the Society except that reasonable compensation may be paid for services rendered to and for the Society in connection with one or more of its purposes, which are entirely literary and educational. Section 4 . No substantial part of the activities of the Society shall be the carrying on of propaganda or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the Society shall not participate or intervene in any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office. Membership in the Society is open to any person without regard to race, creed, color, age, sex, or nationality or to any organization interested in and sympathetic to its purposes. Persons and organizations become members of the Society when they submit a letter of application to the Treasurer accompanied by the initial payment of membership dues.
Membership is for one year and is renewable each year upon payment of membership dues.
A membership year shall be the same as the calendar year. All members shall be regular members and shall be entitled to the privileges specified by this constitution and its bylaws. The President's term of office shall be for two years without renewal. The President shall be the chief executive and operating officer of the Society and shall be responsible for arranging the program of and conducting the annual meeting of the Society. The Vice-President's term of office shall be for two years without renewal.