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and thereafter 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 members present shall elect to membership. Appli- 

 cations for membership in any of the foregoing classes shall be referred 

 to a committee on application for membership, who shall consider such 

 application and report to the Academy before the election. 



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

 who have recognized standing as scientific men, and who have been 

 members of the Academj^ at least one year, may be recommended for 

 nomination for election as fellows by three fellows or members per- 

 sonally acquainted with their work and character. Of members so 

 nominated a number not exceeding five in one year may, on recom- 

 mendation of the Executive Committee, be elected as fellows. At the 

 meeting at which this is adopted, the members of the Executive Com- 

 mittee for 1894 and fifteen others shall be elected fellows, and those 

 now honorary members shall become honorary fellows. Honorary fel- 

 lows may be elected on account of special prominence 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. 



ARTICLE III. 



Section 1. The officers of this Academy shall be chosen by ballot 

 at the annual meeting, and shall hold office one year. They shall 

 con.sist of a President, Vice-President, Secretary, Assistant Secretary. 

 Press Secretary, and Treasurer, who shall perform the duties usually 

 pertaining to their respective offices and in addition, with the ex-Presi- 

 dents of the Academy, shall constitute an Executive Committee. The 

 President shall, at each annual meeting, appoint tAvo members to be 

 a committee which shall prepare the programs and have charge of the 

 arrangements for all meetmgs for one year. 



Sec. 2. The annual meeting of this Academy shall be held in tlie 

 city of Indianapolis within the week following Christmas of each year, 

 unless otherwise ordered bv the Executive Committee. There shall 



