AN ACT TO PROVIDE' FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE REPORTS 

 AND PAPERS OP THE INDIANA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. 



[Approved March 11, 1895.] 



Whereas, The Indiana Academy of Science, a chartered 

 scientific as.sociation, has embodied in its constitution a Pi'^'^m^'e- 

 provision that it will, upon the request of the Governor, or of the several 

 departments of the State government, through the Governor, and through 

 its council as an advisory body, assist in the direction and execution 

 of any investigation within its province, without pecuniary gain to the 

 Academy, provided only that the necessary expenses of such investigation 

 are borne by the State; and, 



Whebeas, The reports of the meetings of said Academy, with the 

 several papers read before it, have very great educational, industrial 

 and economic value, and should be preserved in permanent form; and 



Whereas, The Constitution of the State makes it the duty' of the 

 General Assembly to encourage by all suitable means iutellectual, scien- 

 tific and agricultural improvement; therefore. 



Section 1. Be it enacted by the General AH.^emhly of the 

 State Of Indiana, That hereafter the annual reports of the fh^RrpoH^:/ 

 meetings of the Indiana Academy of Science, beginnino- the Indiana 

 With the report for the year 1894, including all papers of tZt7 "' 

 scientific or economic value, presented at such meetings, after they shall 

 have been edited and prepared for publication as hereinafter provided, 

 shall ),e published by and under the direction of the Commissioners 

 of Public Printing and Binding. 



Sec. 2. Said reports shall be edited and prepared for 

 publication without expense to the State, by a corps of Editing 

 editors to be selected and appointed by the Indiana Acad- ^'''"'*'- 

 emy of Science, who shall not, by reason of such services, have any 

 claim against the State for compensation. The form, style of binding, 

 paper, typography and manner and extent of illustration of 

 such reports, shall be determined by the editors, subject ^d"" °' 

 to the approval of the Commissioners of Public Printing Reports, 

 and Stationery. Not less than 1,500 nor more than .3,000 "copies of each 



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