360 APPENDICES 
session of the academy, provided the same shall be approved by a majority of the 
members present. 
XXI. The fiscal year of the academy shall end on December 31 of each year. 
XXII. The annual reports of the committees on research funds shall, so far 
as the academy has authority to determine their form, give a current number to 
each award, stating the name, position, and address of the recipient, the subject 
of research for which the award is made, and the sum awarded; and in later 
annual reports the status of the work accomplished under each award previously 
made shall be announced, until the research is completed, when announcement of 
its completion and, if published, the title and place of publication shall be stated, 
and the record of the award shall be reported as closed. 
By a resolution adopted January 12, 1864, the president is ex officio a member 
of all government committees of the academy. 
