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

 who have recognized standing as scientific men, and who have been 

 members of the Academy at least one year, may be recommended for 

 nomination for election as fellows by three fellows or members per- 

 sonally acquainted with their work and character. Of members so 

 nominated a number not exceeding five in one year may, on recom- 

 mendation of the Executive Committee, be elected as fellows. At the 

 meeting at which this is adopted, the members of the Executive Com- 

 mittee for 1894 and fifteen others shall be elected fellows, and those 

 now honorary members shall become honorary fellows. Honorary fel- 

 lows may be elected on account of special prominence in science, on the 

 written recommendation of two members of the Academy. In any case 

 a three-fourths vote of the members present .';hall elect. 



ARTICLE III. 



Skction 1. The officers of this Academy shall be chosen by ballot 

 at the annual meeting, and shall hold office one year. They shall con- 

 sist of a President, Vice-President, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Press 

 Secretary, Editor, and Treasurer, who shall perform the duties usually 

 pertaining to their respective offices and in addition, with the ex-Presi- 

 dents of the Academy, shall constitute an Executive Committee. The 

 President shall, at each annual meeting, appoint two members to be a 

 committee which shall prepare the programs and have charge of the 

 arrangements for all meetings for one year. 



Sec. 2. The annual meeting of the 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 place as may be decided upon 

 by the Executive Committee. Other meetings may be called at the dis- 

 cretion of the Executive Committee. The past President, 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 especially 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 the attending members of at 

 least one year's standing. No question of amendment shall be decided 

 on the day of its presentation. 



BY-LAWS. 



1. On motion, any special department of science shall be assigned 

 to a curator, whose duty it shall be, with the assistance of the other 

 members interested in the same department, to endeavoi- to advance 

 knowledge in that particular department. Each curator shall report at 

 such time and place as the Academy shall direct. These reports shall 

 include a brief summary of the progress of ths department duiing the 

 year preceding the presentation of the report. 



