Ax Act to provide for the publication of the reports and papers of 

 THE Indiana Academy of Science. 



[Approved .Vlareh 11, 1895.] 



Whereas, The Indiana Academy of Science, a cliartered scien- 

 Vreamsle. ^^^f^^, association, has embodied in its constitution a provision that it 

 will, upon the request of the Governor, or of the several depart- 

 ments of the State government, through the Governor, and through its council as 

 an advisory body, 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 Ijy 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 he 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, scientific and agricul- 

 tural improvement, therefore, 



Puhlieati n SECTION 1. Se it enacted by the Oeneral Assembly of the State of 



Dort^^ofU Indiana, That hereafter the annual reports of the meetings of the 



\ a(f°^ • Indiana Academy of Science, beginning with the report for the year 



of fecience. 14^94^ including all papers of scientific or economic value, presented 



at such meetings, after they shall have been edited and prepared for publication 



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 publica- 



Editing ^j without expense to the State, bv a corps of editors to be selected 



reports. ^ 1 . r 



and appointed by the Indiana Academy of Science, who shall not, 

 by reason of such services, have any claim against the State for compensation. 

 The form, style of binding, paper, typography and manner and extent of illus- 

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



of the Commissioners of Public Printing and Stationery. Not less 



Number of . , . , , .. • 1 ^ 1 11 



printed than 1,500 nor more than 3,0^0 copies of each ot said reports shall 



be published, the size of the edition within said limits, to lie detei- 



mined bv the concurrent action of the editors and the C'ommi^vi<niers of Pul)lic 



