CONSTITUTION 



Skc'I'ion I. 'I'liis (triiiiiii/alioii slmli Itc known ;is tiir lown 

 Aciulcniy of Science. 



Skc. II. Tlie ohject ol the Ac'idemy shall lie ihe encour- 

 Moenient ol" scientific work in the State of Iowa. 



Skc. 111. The inenihersliii) ol the Academy siiall consist 

 of Fellows, M-Jio shall ho elected ironi i-esidents of t'.io State of 

 I(»wa, actively eni^aiicd in scicntiti • work. Nomination hy 

 the conneil and assent ol" ihree-foiirtlis ol" the Fellows present 

 at any ammal meetini;- shall he necessary to election. 



Si:c. I\'. An entran.'c jee of three dollar- sliall l)e 

 rec|uired of eacli Fellow, and an annual fee of one dollar, due 

 at each annual meetinu" after his election. Fellows in arrears 

 for two years and failing' to resjjond to notification from the 

 Seeretary-Treasurer shall he dropix'd from the Academy roll. 



Sfx'. V. {(I.) The officers of the Academy shall he a Presi- 

 dent, two ^'ice-l*residents and a Se<'retary-Ti-easurei-. to he 

 elected at the annual meefinij-. Their duties shall he sn<h as 

 ordinarily devolve upon the.se ofHcers. 



{b.) The charter memhers of the Academy shall constitute 

 the Council, together with such other Fellows as may he 

 elected at an annual meetin«i- of the Council hy it as meml)ers 

 thereof, provided, that at any such election two or nn»re lU'ir- 

 ative votes shall constitute a reie<*ti<>" •'•" <1"' candidate. 



(r. ) The Council shall have power to nominate Fellows, to 

 elect memhers of the Council, fix tiuu" and jjlace of meetinirs, 

 to select pa[)ers for puhlication in the proceedina'^ and have 

 control of all meetini^s not provided for in izeneral .session. 

 Itniav, hvvote, deloirate any or all of these pt)wers, (wcept the 



(Pkoc. I. -A. S.. 1887-0.1 5 |Uec. II. 



