CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS 253 



CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS* 



Illinois Academy of Science 



CONSTITUTION 



Article I. Name 

 This Society shall be known as The Illinois Academy of Science. 



Article II. Objects 



The objects of the Academy shall be the promotion of scientific research, 

 the diffusion of scientific knowledge and scientific spirit, and the unifi- 

 cation of the scientific interests of the State. 



Article III. Members 



The membership of the Academy shall consist of Active Members, 

 Non-resident Members, and Life Members. 



Active Members shall be persons who are interested in scientific work 

 and are residents of the State of Illinois. Each active member shall pay 

 an initiation fee of one dollar and an annual assessment of one dollar. 



Non-resident Members shall be persons who have been members of 

 the Academy but have removed from the State. Their duties and privileges 

 shall be the same as those of active members except that they may not 

 hold office. 



Life Members shall be active or non-resident members who have paid 

 fees to the amount of twenty dollars. They shall be free from further 

 annual dues. 



For election to any class of membership the candidate's name must be 

 proposed by two members, be approved by a majority of the committee 

 on membership, and receive the assent of three-fourths of the members 

 voting. 



All workers in science present at the organization meeting who sign 

 the constitution, upon payment of their initiation fee and their annual dues 

 for 1908, become charter members. 



Article IV. Officers 



The officers of the Academy shall consist of a President, a Vice-Presi- 

 dent, a Chairman of each section that may be organized, a Secretary, and 

 a Treasurer. These officers shall be chosen by ballot on recommendation 

 of a nominating committee, at an annual meeting, and shall hold office 

 for one year or until their successors qualify, i 



They shall perform the duties usually pertaining to their respective 

 offices. 



