8 Proceedings of Indiana Academy of Science. 
AN ,ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE 
REPORTS AND PAPERS OF THE INDIANA 
ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. 
(Approved March 11, 1895.) 
WHEREAS, The Indiana Academy of Science, a chartered scientific 
association, has embodied in its constitution a provision that it will, 
upon the request of the 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 province 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 
several papers read before it, have very great educational, industrial 
and economic value, and should be preserved in permanent form; and, 
WHEREAS, The Constitution of the State makes it the duty of the 
General Assembly to encourage by all suitable means intellectual, scien- 
tific: and agricultural improvement; therefore, 
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly 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 
1894, including all papers of scientific or economic value, presented at 
such meetings, after they shall have been edited and prepared for pub- 
lication as hereinafter provided, shall be published by and under the 
direction of the Commissioners of Public Printing and Binding. 
Sec. 2. Said reports shall be edited and prepared for publication 
without 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 service, 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 deter- 
mined by the concurrent action of the editors and the Commissioners of 
Public Printing and Stationery: Provided, That not to exceed six hun- 
dred dollars ($600) shall be expended for such publication in any one 
year, and not to extend beyond 1896: Provided, That no sums shall be 
deemed to be appropriated for the year 1894. 
Sec. 3. All except three hundred copies of each volume of said re- 
ports shall be placed in the custody of the State Librarian, who shall 
