20-i DAVEXPORT ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIEXCES. 



presented to the Board of Trustees in writing at least one month prior 

 thereto, and notice thereof published in some newspaper in the city of 

 Davenport, stating the substance of the proposed amendments. The 

 Board of Trustees shall present to the Academy any amendments thus 

 offered, with a report on the question of its adoption, and with such 

 modifications as they may see fit to recommend." 



Besolved, That the President and Secretary be authorized and in- 

 structed to certify to the adoption of the foregoing amendments to the 

 Articles of Incorporation, and to have the same recorded as required by 

 law. 



After due discussion the above resolutions were separately 

 voted upon, and vpere unanimously adopted. 



Tlie business of the special meeting having been concluded, 

 the President stated that this was the time for holding the reg- 

 ular 



Annual Meeting 



for the reception of reports and election of officers. Mr. C. E. 

 Putnam presented the following resolution, which was adopted: 



Besolved, That the reception of reports and election of officers be 

 postponed imtil the regular meeting on the last Friday of this month, 

 and that when this meeting adjourns, it be to meet in the new building 

 at that time for those purposes. 



Mr. Clias. E. Putnam, Dr. R. J. Farquharson and Dr. C. H. 

 Preston were elected a committee to report at such meeting the 

 names of suitable persons to be put in nomination and voted 

 on for officers. 



The following persons were appointed a committee to make 

 arrangements for an opening of the new building, viz : Dr. M. 

 B. Cochran, Mrs. Chas. E. Putnam, Dr. C. H. Preston, H. C. 

 Pulton, John Hume, S. S. Hunting and Mrs. D. S. True. 



At a meeting of the Board of Trustees, held January 2, 1878, the fol- 

 lowing resolution, presented by Dr. C. H. Preston was adopted : 



Restored. That the Daveuport Academy of Natural Sciences oiler to the 

 Scott County Medical Society the joint occupancy of one or other of the first 

 floor front rooms in the new Academy building. The Medical Society to be 

 privileged to hold its sessions therein, pay in consideration of fuel, lights and 

 jaintor's service one dollar for each evening session, and twenty-five cents for 

 each day session, and to be allowed case room for two cases of average size 

 for the dei)osit of books and articles appropriate to a medical museum, such 

 library and museum to be accessil)le at all times to the members of the Acad- 

 emy, but that no books shall be removed from the IniiUling. 



