AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE REPORTS 

 AND PAPERS OF THE INDIANA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. 



[Approved March 11, 1895.] 



Wherea,s, The Indiana Academy of Science, a chartered scientific 

 association, has embodied in its constitution a provision that it will, upon 

 the request of tlie Governor, or of the several departments of the State 

 government, through the Governor, and through its council as an advisory 

 board, assist in the direction and execution of any investigation within its 

 pi'ovince, without pecuniary gain to the Academy, provided only that the 

 necessary expenses of such investigation are borne by the State; and, 



Whereas, The reports of the meetings of said Academy, with the sev- 

 eral papers I'ead before it, have very gi-eat educational, industrial and eco- 

 nomic value, and should be preserved in permanent form ; and. 



Whereas, The Constitution of the State maizes it the duty of the 

 General Assembly to encourage by all suitable means intellectual, scientific 

 and agricultural improvement; therefore, 



Section 1. Be it enacted hy the General Assemhly of the State of 

 Indiana, That hereafter the annual reports of the meetings of the Indiana 

 Academy of Science, beginning with the report for the year 1S94, including 

 all papers of scientific or economic value, presented at such meetings, after 

 they shall liave been edited and prepared for publication as hereinafter 

 provided, shall be published by and under the direction of the Commis- 

 sioners of Public Printing and Binding. 



Sec. 2. Said reports shall be edited and prepared for publication with- 

 out expense to the State, by a corps of editors to be selected and appointed 

 by the Indiana Academy of Science, who shall not, by reason of such serv- 

 ice, have any claim against the State for compensation. The form, style 

 of binding, paper, typography and manner and extent of illustration of 

 such reports shall be determined by the editors, subject to the approval of 

 the Commissioners of Public Printing and Stationery. Not less than 1,500 

 nor more than 3,000 copies of each of said reports shall be published, the 

 size of the edition within said limits to be deteinnined by the concurrent 

 action of the editors and the Commissioners of Public Printing and Station- 

 ery : Prorded. That not to exceed six hundred dollars ($G0O) shall be 



