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 scientifie 
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, 
Wuereas, The Constitution of the State makes it the duty of the General 
Assembly to encourage by all suitable means intellectual, scientific and 
agricultural improvement; therefore, 
Secrion 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 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 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 8,000 copies of each of said reports shall be published, the size 
of the edition within said limits to be determined by the coneurrent action 
of the editors and the Commissioners of Public Printing and Stationery: 
Provided, That not to exceed six hundred dollars ($600) shall be expended 
for such publication in any one year, and not to extend beyond 1896: Pro- 
vided, 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 reports 
shall be placed in the custody of the State Librarian, who shall furnish 
one copy thereof to each public library in the State, one copy to each 
university, college or normal school in the State, one copy to each high 
school in the State haying a library, which shall make application therefor, 
and one copy to such other institutions, societies or persons as may be 
designated by the Academy through its editors or its council. The remain- 
ing three hundred copies shall be turned over to the Academy to be dis- 
posed of as it may determine. In order to provide for the preservation of 
the same it shall be the duty of the Custodian of the State House to provide 
