CONSTITUTION. 



ARTICLE I. 



Section 1. This Association shall be called the Indiana Academy of 

 Science. 



Sec. 2. The objects of this Academy shall be scientific research and 

 the diffusion of knowledge concerning the various departments of science. 

 ARTICLE II. 



Section" 1. Members of this Academy shall be honorarj' fellows, fel- 

 lows, non-resident members or active members. 



Sec. 2. Any person engaged in any department of scientific work, or 

 in original research in any department of science, shall be eligible to ac- 

 tive membership. Active members may be annual or life members. An- 

 nual members may be elected at any meeting of the Academy ; they 

 shall sign the constitution, pay an admission fee of two dollars, and there- 

 after, an annual fee of one dollar. Any person who shall at one time 

 contribute fifty dollars to the funds of this Academy, may be elected a 

 life member of the Academy, free of assessment. Non-resident members 

 may be elected from those who have been active members but who have 

 removed from the state. In any case, a three-fourths vote of the mem- 

 bers present shall elect to membership. Applications for membership in 

 any of the foregoing classes shall be referred to a committee on applica- 

 tion for membership, who shall consider such ajiplication and report to 

 the Academy before the election. 



Sec. 3. The members who are actively engaged in scientific work, who ha ve 

 recognized standing as scientific meo and who have been members of the 

 Academy at least one year may be recommended for nomination for elec- 

 tion as fellows by three fellows or members personally acquainted with 

 their work and character. Of Members so nominated a number not ex- 

 ceeding five in one year may, on recommendation of the Executive Com-, 

 mittee be elected as fellows. At the meeting at which this is adopted the 

 members of the Executive Committee for 1S91 and fifteen others shall be 

 elected fellows and those now honorary members shall become honorary 

 fellows. Honorary fellows may be elected on account of special promi- 

 nence in science, on the written recommendation of two members of the 

 Academy. In any case a three-fourths vote of the members present shall 

 elect. 



