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thereafter an annual fee of one dollar. Any person who shall at one 

 time contribute tifty dollars to the funds of this Academy may be elected 

 a life member of the Academy, free of assessment. Non-resident mem- 

 bers may be elected from those AA-ho have been active members but who 

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

 members present shall elect to membership. Applications for member- 

 ship in any of the foregoing classes shall be referred to a committee on 

 application for membership, Avho shall consider such application and re- 

 port to the Academy before the election. 



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 person- 

 ally acquainted with their work and character. Of members so nomi- 

 nated a number not exceeding five in one year may, on recommendation 

 of the Executive Committee, be elected as fellows. At the meeting at 

 which this is adopted, the members of the Executive Committee for 1894 

 and fifteen others shall be elected fellows, and those now honorary mem- 

 bers shall become honoraiy fellows. Honorary fellows 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 shall elect. 



ARTICLE 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, Press Sec- 

 retary 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, 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 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 place as may be decided upon 



