496 ILLINOIS STATE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE 



It shall be one of the duties of the President to prepare an address 

 which shall be delivered before the Academy at the annual meeting at 

 which his term of office expires. 



The Librarian shall have charge of all the books, collections, and 

 material property belonging to the Academy. 



Article V. Council. 



The Council shall consist of the President, Vice-President, Secre- 

 tary, Treasurer, Librarian, and the president of the preceding year. 

 To the Council shall be entrusted the management of the affairs of 

 the Academy during the intervals between regular meetings. 



Article VI. Standing Committees. 



The Standing Committees of the Academy shall be a Committee on 

 Publication and a Committee on Membership asd such other commit- 

 tees as the Academy shall from time to time deem desirable. 



The Committee on Publication shall consist of the President, the 

 Secretary and a third member chosen annually by the Academy. 



The Committee on Membership shall consist of five members 

 chosen annually by the Academy. 



Article VII. Meetings. 



The regular meetings of the Academy shall be held at such time 

 and place as the Council may designate. Special meetings may be 

 called by the Council, and shall be called upon written request or 

 twenty members. 



Article VIII. Publications. 



The regular publications of the Academy shall include the trans- 

 actions of the Academy and such papers as are deemed suitable by the 

 Committee on Publication. 



All members shall receive gratis the current issues of the Academy. 



Article IX. Affiliation. 



The Academy may enter into such relations of affiliation with 

 other organizations of appropriate character as may be recommended 

 by the Council and may be ordered by a three-fourths vote of the mem- 

 bers present at any regular meeting. 



Article X. Amendments. 



This constitution may be amended by a three-fourths vote of the 

 membership present at an annual meeting, provided that notice of the 

 desired change has been sent by the Secretary to all members at least 

 twenty days before such meeting. 



BY-LAWS. 



I. The following shall be the regular order of business: 



1. Call to order. 



2. Reports of officers. 



3. Reports of standing committees. 



4. Election of members. 



5. Reports of special committees. 



6. Appointment of special committees. 



7. Unfinished business. 



8. New business. 



9. Election of officers. 

 10. Program. 



Adjournment. 



