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

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

 province, without iiecnniary gain to the Academy, provided only that the 

 necessary exijenses of such investigation ai"e borne by the State ; and, 



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

 eral papers read before it. have very great educational, industrial and eco- 

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



Whereas. The Ccfustitutlon of the State makes it the duty of the 

 General Assembly to encourage by all suitable means intellectual, scientific 

 and agricultural improvement; therefore, 



Section 1. lie it enacted by the General A.ssemhlji of the State of 

 Indiana. That hereafter the annual rei)orts of the meetings of the Indiana 

 Academy of Science, licgiuiiing witli the reiiort for the year lsi»4. including 

 all papers of scientitic (^r economic value, presented at such meetings, after 

 they shall have be«'n edited and i>repared for publication as lu'reinafter 

 provided, shall he pnlilishcd liy and under the (lirection of the Connnission- 

 ers of Public Printing and P.inding. 



Sec. 2. Said rei)orts shall lie edited .iiid prepared for publicitioii with- 

 out expense to the State, iiy a coi-ps of editors to he selected and aiipoiiited 

 by the Indiana Acadi>my of Science, wiio shall not. by reason n\' such serv- 

 ice, have any claim against the State for <-onipensation. The form, style 

 of binding, ijapcr. typc.^rapby and ni.-innci- and extent of illustration of 

 sncli reiiorts shall be determined b\ the editors, snli.jcct to the aiiiu'oval of 

 the Connnissicners of Puitlic I'rinting .-ind Stationery. Not less than 1.."tOO 

 nor moil' th:in :!.(►(>(► copies of each of sai<l rei»orts shall be imblished. the 

 size of the edition within said linuts to be determined by the concurrent 

 action of the editors and the Comnussioners of Pulilic I'rinting and Station- 

 ery : I'rorided. That not to exceed six hundred dollars (.$C)<»0) shiill be 

 expended for such pnblic.-ition in any <aie year, and not to extend lieyond 

 ISilC): /'roriihil. That no sums shall be deemed to be a]iiiroiiiM:ite(l for the 

 year 1894. 



Sec. 3. All excejit three hinidred co])ies of each volume of said re- 

 iiorts shall be placed in the custody of the State Librarian, who shall 

 furnisli on" copy thereof t<> each imblic libi'ary in the State, one copy to 

 each university, college or noi'mal school in the State, one copy to each 

 high school in the State having a library, which shall make application 

 therefor, and one copy to such other institutions, societies or persons as 



