14 Wisconsin Academy of Sciences^ Arts^ and Letters. 



DUTIES OF OFFICERS. 



3. The President, Vice President, Secretaries, Treasurer, Director of 

 the Museum and Librarian shall perform the duties usually appertain- 

 ing to their respective offices, or such as shall be required by the Coun- 

 cil. The Treasurer shall give such security as shall be satisfactory to 

 the Council, and pay such rate of interest en funds held by him as the 

 Council shall determine. Five members of the General Council shall 

 constitute a quorum. 



COMMITTEE . 



4. There shall be the following Standing Committees, to consist of 

 three members each, when no other number is specified : 



On Nominations. 



On Pajiers presented to the Academy. 



On Fifiance. 



On the Museum. 



On the Library. 



On the Scientific Survey of the State; -which Committee 

 shall consist of the Governor, the President of the State 

 Universit}^ and the President of this Academy. 



On Publication; which Committee shall consist of the Pres- 

 ident of the Academy, the Vice Presidents, and the Gen- 

 eral S<icretary. 



MUSEUM AND LIBRARY. 



5. No books shall be taken from the Librarj', or works or specimens 

 from the Museum, except by authority of the General Council ; but it 

 shall be the duty of said Council to provide for the distribution to the 

 State University and to the Colleges and public Schools of the State, 

 such duplicates of typical specimens in Natural History as the Academy 

 liiay be able to supply without detriment to its collections. 



ORDER OP BUSINESS. 



6. The order of business at all regular meetings of the Academy or of 

 any Department, shall be as follows: 



Reading minutes of previous meeting. 



Reception of donations. 



Reports of officers and committees. 



Deferred business. 



New business. 



Reading and discussion of papers. 



SUSPENSION AND AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS. 



7. The By-Laws may be suspended by an unanimous vote, and in case 

 of the order of business a majority maj- "suspend. They may be amended 

 in the same manner as is provided for in the constitution for its amend- 

 ment. 



