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SOCIETY OF MOTION PICTURE ENGINEERS
Membership in the Society of Motion Picture Engineers stands for unselfish service to the Industry. Applications for membership are by invitation and endorsement. All checks should be made payable to the Society of Motion Picture Engineers.
All receipts are expended directly to promote the objects of the Society and the interests of its members. There are no salaries or emoluments of any kind.
The following are extracts from the By-Laws:
The objects of the Society are: The advancement in the theory and practice of motion picture engineering and the allied arts and sciences, the standardization of the mechanisms and practices employed therein and the maintenance of a high professional standing among its members.
An Active Member is one who is actually engaged in designing, developing or manufacturing materials, mechanisms or processes used in this or allied arts, or who is interested directly in the art.
Any person of good character may be a member in any or all classes to which he is eligible.
Prospective members shall be proposed in writing by at least one member in good standing, and may be elected only by the unanimous vote of the Board of Governors.
All applications for membership or transfers in class shall be made on blank forms provided for the purpose, and shall be accompanied by the required fee.
The entrance fee for all members shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00). The annual dues shall be ten dollars (|io.oo), payable in advance before the annual meeting (October) of each year. That is, the total fee for the first year, which includes the entrance fees and first annual dues, is $35.00 for all member.