Kansas Academy of Science. 



BY-LAWS. 



I. The first hour, or such part thereof as shall be necessary, 

 in each session, shall be set aside for the transaction of the 

 business of the Academy. The following order of business 

 shall be observed, as far as practicable : 



1. Opening. 



2. Reports of officers. 



3. Reports of standing committees. 



4. Appointment of special committees. 



5. Unfinished business. 



6. New business. 



7. Reports of special committees. 



8. Election of officers. 



9. Election of members. 



10. Program. 



11. Adjournment. 



II. The president shall deliver a public address on the eve- 

 ning of one of the days of the meeting, at the expiration of his 

 term of office. 



III. No meeting of this Academy shall be held without a 

 notice of the same having been published in the papers of the 

 state at least thirty days previous. 



IV. No bill against the Academy shall be paid by the treas- 

 urer without an order signed by the president and secretary. 



V. Members who shall allow their dues to remain unpaid 

 for two years, having been annually notified of their arrearage 

 by the treasurer, shall have their names stricken from the roll. 



VI. The secretary shall have charge of the distribution, 

 sale and exchange of the published Transactions of the Acad- 

 emy, under such restrictions as may be imposed by the exec- 

 utive committee. 



VII. Eight members shall constitute a quorum for the 

 transaction of business. 



VIII. The time allotted to the presentation of a single paper 

 shall not exceed fifteen minutes. 



IX. No paper shall be entitled to a place on the program 

 unless the manuscript, or an abstract of the same, shall have 

 been previously delivered to the secretary. 



