8 Proceedings of Iinliana Academy of Science. 



AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE REPORTS 

 AND PAPERS OF THE INDIANA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. 



(Approved March 11, 1895.) 



Whereas, The Indiana Academy of Science, a chartered scientific 

 association, has embodied in its constitution a 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 

 board, assist in the direction and execution of any investigation within 

 its province without pecimiary 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 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 siiitalde means intellectual, scientific and 

 agricultural improvement : therefore. 



Section 1. Be it enacted J)y the General Asscmhly of the titate of Indiana, 

 That hereafter the annual reports of the meetings of the Indiana Academy 

 5f Science, beginning with the report for the year 1894. including all 

 papers of scientific or economic value, presented at such meetings, after 

 they shall have been edited and prepared for publication as hereinafter 

 provided, shall be 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 editors to be selected and appointed by 

 the Indiana Academy of Science, who shall not. by reason of such service, 

 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 to the approval of the 

 Commissioners of Public Printing and Stationery. Not less than 1.500 nor 

 more than 3.000 copies of each of said reports shall be published, the size 

 of the edition within said limits to be determined by the concurrent action 

 of the editors and the Commissioners of Public Printing and Stationery : 

 Provided, That not to exceed six hundred dollars ($600) shall be expended 

 for such publication in any one year, and not to extend beyond 1896 : Pro- 

 vided, That no sums shall be deemed to be appropriated for the year 1894. 



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

 shall be placed in the custody of the State Librarian, who shall furnish 

 one copy thereof to each public library in the State, one copy to each 

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

 school in the State having a library, which shall make application therefor, 

 and one copy to such other institutions, societies or persons as may be 

 designated by the Academy through its editors or its council. The remain- 

 ing three hundred copies shall be turned over to the Academy to be dis- 

 ix»sed of as it may determine. In order to provide for the preservation of 

 the same it shall be the duty of the Custodian of the State House to provide 



