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and thereafter an annual fee of one dollar. Any person who shall 

 at one time contriliute tifty dollars to the funds of this Academy, 

 may he elected a life member of the Academy, free of assessment. 

 Xou-resideut memljers may be elected from those who have been active 

 members but who have removed from the State. In any case, a three- 

 fourths vote of the members present shall elect to membership. Appli- 

 cations for membership in any of the foregoing classes shall be referred 

 to a committee on application for meml)ership. who shall consider such 

 application and report to the Academy before the election. 



Sec. 3. The members who are actively engaged in scientitlc Avork, 

 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 per- 

 sonally acquainted with their worlc and character. Of members so 

 nominated a number not exceeding five in one year may, on recom- 

 mendation of the Executive Committee, be elected as fellows. At the 

 meeting at which this is adopted, the members of the Executive Com- 

 mittee for 1S1J4 and fifteen others shall be elected fellows, and those 

 now honorary members shall become honorary fellows. Honorary fel- 

 lows 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 members present shall elect. 



ARTICLE HI. 



Sectiox 1. The officers of this Academy s^hall lie chosen by liallot 

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

 consist of a President. Vice-President. Secretary. Assistant Secretary, 

 Press Secretary, and Treasurer, who sliall perform the duties usually 

 pertaining to their respective offices and in addition, with the ex-Presi- 

 dents of the Academy, snail 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 meetmgs 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, 

 unless otherwise ordered Ijv the Executive Committee. There shall 



