An Act to provide for the publication op the reports and papers of 

 THE Indiana Academy of Science. 



[Apin-uvcd Miirch 11, 1895.1 



Whereas, The Indiana Academy of Science, a chartered scien- 

 tilic association, has embodied in its constitution a provision that it Preamble. 

 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. 



Whereas, The reports of the meetings of said Academy, with the severa] 

 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 intellectual, scientific and agricul- 

 tural improvement, therefore. 



Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Aimemhhi of the State of 

 Indiana, That hereafter the annual reports of the meetings of the Publication 

 Indiana Academy of Science, beginning with the report for the year of the Iiicli- 

 1894, including all papers of scientific or economic value, presented f,f gcfen«!"'' 

 at such meetings, after they shall have been edited and prepared 

 for publication as hereinafter provided, shall be published by and under the di- 

 rection of the Commissioners of Public Printing and Binding. 



Sec. 2. Said rejmrts shall be edited and prepared for publication 

 without expense to the State, l)y a corps of editors to be selected and jj^jtinc 

 appointed by the Indiana Academy of Science who shall not, by reason reports. 

 of such services, have any claim against the State for compensation. 

 The form, style of binding, paper, typography and manner and extent of illustra- 

 tion of such reports, shall be determined by the editors, subject to the approval of 

 the Commissioners of Pul)lic Printing and Stationery. Not less than 

 1,500 nor more than 3,000 copies of each of said reports shall be pub- Number of 

 lished, the size of the edition within said limits, to be determined by reports, 

 the concurrent action of the editors and the Commissioners of Public 

 Printing and Stationery: Provided, Tliat not to exceed six hundred dollars 

 ($600) shall be expended for such publication in any one year, and 

 not to extend l)eyond lSi)6: Provided, That no sums shall lie deemed Proviso, 

 to be appropriated for the year 1(S94. 



'Sec. 3. All except three hundred copies of each volume of said 

 reports shall be placed in the custody of the State Librarian, who Disi,osition 

 shall furnish one copy thereof to each public library in the State, of reports, 

 one copy to each university, college or normal school in the State, 



