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but who have removed from the State. In any case, a three-fourths vote of the 

 members present shall elect to membership. Applications for membership in any 

 of the foregoing classes shall be referred to a committee on application for mem- 

 bership, who shall consider such application and rejjort to the Academv before 

 the election. 



Sec. 3. The members who are actively engaged in scientitic work, who have 

 recognized standing as scientific men and who have been members of the Academv 

 at least one year, may be recommended for nomination for election as fellows by 

 three fellows or members personally acquainted with tlieir work and character. 

 Of members so nominated a number not exceeding tive in one year may, on 

 recommendation of the Executive Committee, be elected as fellows. At the meet- 

 ing at which this is adopted the members of the Executive Committee for 1894 

 and fifteen others shall be elected fellows, and those now honorary members shall 

 become honorary fellows. Honorary fellows may be elected on account of special 

 prominence in science, on tlie written recommendation of two members of the 

 Academy. In any case a three-fourths v<ite of the meml)ers present shall elect. 



AKTICLE III. 



Section 1. The officers of this Academy shall be chosen by ballot at the 

 annual meeting, and shall hold office one year. They shall consist of a president, 

 vice-president, secretary, assistant secretary, and treasurer, who shall perform 

 the duties usually pertaining to their respective offices, and in addition, with the 

 ex-presidents of the Academy, shall constitute an executive committee. The 

 president shall, at each annual meeting, ai)point two members to be a committee 

 ^vhich shall prepare the programmes and have charge of the arrangements for all 

 meetings for one year. 



Sec. 2. The anntial meeting of this Academy shall be held in the city of 

 Indianapolis within the week following Christmas of each year, unless otherwise 

 •ordered by the executive committee. There shall also be a summer meeting at 

 such time and i)lace as may be decided upon l)y the executive committee. Other 

 meetings may be called at tiie discretion of the executive committee. The past 

 presidents, together with the officers and executive committee, shall constitute the 

 Council of the Academy, and represent it in the transaction of any necessary 

 business not specially provided for in this constitution, in the interim between 

 general meetings. 



Sec. 3. This constitution may be altered or amended at any annual meeting 

 by a three-fourths majority of attending members of at least one year's standing. 

 No question of amendment shall be decided on the day of its presentation. 



