CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS 



-OF- 



The Ohio State Academy of Science. 



Article I. 



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 BOTANICAL 



This association shall be called the Ohio State Acadetti^^U'*^^ 

 of Science. 



Article II. 



The objects of this Academy shall be to encourage 

 scientific research, and to promote the diffusion of knowl- 

 edge in the various departments of science. 



Article III. 



Members may be elected at any meeting of the Acad- 

 emy, and shall sign the constitution and pay an annual fee 

 of one dollar ; but the secretary and treasurer shall be 

 exempt from the payment of dues during the year of their 

 service. Any member may at any time commute all future 

 dues by the payment of twenty-five dollars. At any reg- 

 ular meeting Honorary Members may be elected, on ac- 

 count of special prominence in science, on the written 

 recommendation of five members of the Academy. In 

 any case, a two-thirds vote of members present shall elect 

 to membership. Applications for membership shall be 

 made in writing, countersigned by two members, and re- 

 ferred to a committee on membership, who shall consider 

 such application and report to the Academy before the 

 election. 



