CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE 
ACADEMY. 
CONSTITUTION. 
ARTICLE I. 
This Association shall be called The Ohio State Academy of 
“Science. 
ARTICLE II. 
The object of this Academy shall be to encourage scientific 
research, and to promote the diffusion of knowledge in the various 
departments of science. 
ArTIcLE III. 
Members may be elected at any meeting of the Academy, and 
shall sign the constitution and pay an annual fee of one dollar; 
but the secretary and treasurer shall be exempt from the payment 
of dues during the year of their service. Any member may at 
any time commute all future dues by the payment of twenty-five 
dollars. At any regular meeting Honorary Members may be 
elected, on account of special prominence in science, on the written 
recommendation of five members of the Academy. In any case, a 
two-thirds vote of members present shall elect to membership. 
Applications for membership shall be made in writing, counter— 
signed by two members, and referred to a committee on member-— 
ship, who shall consider such application and report to the Academy 
before the election. 
ARTICLE IV. 
The officers of this Academy shall be chosen by ballot at the 
annual meeting, and shall consist of a President, two Vice Presi- 
‘dents, Secretary and Treasurer, who shall perform the duties usually 
appertaining to their respective offices. The Secretary and Treas- 
urer shall be re-eligible. The President, Secretary, Treasurer and 
two elected members, shall constitute an Executive Committee. 
Amendment to Article IV. 
There shall be a Board of Trustees consisting of three mem-— 
bers; one elected for one year, one for two years, and one for 
three years; and thereafter one elected annually for three years. 
It shall be the duty of this Board of Trustees to act as the cus- 
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