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after an annual fee of one dollar. Any person who shall at one time 

 eontrilnite fifty dollars to the funds of this Academy, may be elected a 

 life member of the Academy, free of assessment. Xou-resident members 

 may be elected from those who have Ijeen active memljers but who have 

 removed from the State. In any case, a three-fourths vote of the mem- 

 bers present shall elect to membership. Applications for membership in 

 any of the foregoing- classes shall be referred to a committee on applica- 

 tion for membei'ship, who shall consider such application and report to 

 the Academy l)efore -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 Academy at least one year, may be recommended for nomination 

 for election as fellows by three fellows or members personally acquainted 

 with their work and character. Of members so nominated a number not 

 exceeding five in one year may, on recommendation of the Executive 

 Committee, be elected as fellows. At the meeting at which this is 

 adopted, the members of the Executive Committee for 1894 and fifteen 

 others shall be elected fellows, and those now honorary members shall 

 become honorary fellows. Honorary fellows 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 mem- 

 bers present shall elect. 



ARTICLE III. 



Secttox 1. The oflBcers of this Academy shall be chosen by ballot 

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

 of a President, Vice-Px-esident, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Press Secre- 

 tary, and Treasurer, who shall perform the duties usually pertaining to 

 their respective offices and in addition, with the ex-Presidents of the 

 Academy, shall constitute an Executive Committee. The President shall, 

 at each annual meeting, appoint two members to be a committee which 

 shall prepare the programs and have charge of the arrangements for 

 all meetings for one year. 



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

 of Indianapolis within the week following Christmas of each year, un- 

 less otherwise ordered by the Executive Committee. There shall also be 

 a summer meeting at such time and place as may be decided upon by the 



