430 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, the retiring president and his immediate 

 predecessor. To the Council shall be entrusted the management of 

 the affairs of the Academy during the intervals between regular 

 meetings. 



At the Annual Meetings the presiding officer of all the affiliated 

 scientific societies of the State shall meet with the Academy Council 

 for the discussion of policies. 



Article "VI. Standing Committees. 



The Standing Committees of the Academy shall be a Committee on 

 Publication, a Committee on Membership and a Committee on Affilia- 

 tion and such other committees 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 Committees on Membership and Affiliation shall each 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 of 

 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 th« 

 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. 



