An Act to provitik for the pitbmcation of the reports and papers of 

 THE Indiana Academy of Science. 



[Approved Mnrch 11, 1895.] 



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

 Preamble. ti^c 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 e.xeculion 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 jjreserved 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, 



P bli •• tion Section 1. Be it fnarted bij the General Assembly of the Slate of 



oorts^of^he ^'''^^'^"> That hereafter the annual reports of the meetings of the 



AMffeinv Indiana Academy of Science, beginning with the report for the year 



of . ciencc. jsil4, including all j)apers of scientific or economic value, presented 



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



as hereinafter provided, shall be published liy and under tlie direction of the 



Commissioners of Public Printing and Binding. 



Sec. "2. Said reports shall be edited and prepared for publica- 

 reoorts ^'""^ without expense to the State, Viy a corps of editors to be selected 



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, typograph}' 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 



printed than l,oOO nor more than 8,000 copies of each of said reports shall 



rsports, 



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

 mined bv the concurrent action of the editors and the Commissioners of Public 



