CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS 335 



CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS* 



Illinois State Academy of Science 



CONSTITUTION 



Abticle I. Name 



This Society shall be known as The Illi>-ois State 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 unification of the scientific interests of the State. 



Akticle III. Members 



The membership of the Academy shall consist of two classes as 

 follows: National Members and Local Members. 



Xational Members shall be those who are also members of the 

 American Association for the Advancement of Science. Each national 

 member, except life members of the Academy, shall pay an admission 

 fee of one dollar and an annual assessment of five dollars. 



Local Members shall be those who are members of the local 

 Academy only. Each local member, except life members of the Acad- 

 emy, shall pay an admission fee of one dollar and an annual assess- 

 ment of one dollar. 



Both national members and local members may be either Life 

 Members, Active Members, or Non-resident Members. 



Life Members shall be national or local members who have paid 

 fees to the Academy to the amount of twenty dollars. Life members, 

 if national members, shall pay an annual assessment of four dollars. 



Active Members shall be national or local members who reside 

 in the State of Illinois, and who have not paid as much as ?20.00 in 

 fees to the Academy. 



Non-resident Members shall be active members or life members 

 who have removed from the State of Illinois. Their duties and privi- 

 leges shall be the same as active members except tTiat thej' may not 

 hold office. 



Charter Members are those who attended the organization meet- 

 ing in 1908, signed the constitution, and paid dues for that year. 



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

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



* As Revised February, 1920. 



