25-1 WISCO>^"SIN' ACADEMY SCIEN"OES, ARTS, AND LETTERS. 



Section 4. Any branch of these Departments may be constituted a section; and 

 any section or groupe of pections may be expanded into a full department, whenever 

 such expansion siiail be deemed important. 



Sectiox 5. Any existing society or institution may be constituted a Department, 

 on terms approved by two-thirds of the voting members present at two successive 

 regular meetings of the Academy. 



SPECIAL OBJECTS OF THE DEPARTMENTS. 



Section G. The sjiecific objects of the Department of Sciences shall be: 



1. General Scientilic Kesearch. 



2. A progressive and thorough ScienliQc Survey of the State, under the direction 

 of the Officers of the Academy. 



3. The formation of a Scientific Mu.seum. 



4. The Difl'usion of Knowledge by the publication of Original Contributions to 

 Science 



The objects of the Department of the Arts shall be: 



1. The Advancement of the Useful Arts, through the Applications of Science 

 and the Encouragement of Original Invention. 



2. The Encouragement of the Fine Arts and the Improvement of the Public 

 Taste, by means of Honors and Prizes awarded to Works of Superior Merit, by 

 OriginarConlrihutions to Art, and the formation of an Art Museum. 



The objects of the Department of Letters, shall be: 



1. The Encouragement of Philological and Historical Research. 



2. The Improvement of the English Language. 



3. The Collection and Pre.'^ervation of Historic Eecords. 



4. The Formation of a General Library. 



MEMBEF.SniP. 



Section 7. The Academy shall embrace four classes of governing members who 

 shall be admitted by vote ot the Academy, in the manner to be prescribed in the 

 By-Laws: 



1st. Annual Members, who shall pay an initiation fee of five dollars, and there- 

 after an aimual fee of two dollars. 



2d. Members for Life, who shall pay a fee of one hundred dollars. 



3d. Patrons, whose contribulions shall not be less than five hundred dollars. 



4th. Founders, whose contributions shall not be less than the sum of one thous- 

 and dollars. 



Provision may also be made for the election of Honorary and Corresponding 

 Members,'us may be directed in the By-Laws of the Academy. 



MANAGEMENT. 



Section 8. The management of tbe Academy shall be entrusted to a General 

 Council; the immediate control of each Department to a Department Council. 

 Tiie General Council slial! con.^ist of the officers of the Academy, the officers of the 

 Dei'artnieuts, the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, the Superintendent of Public 

 Instruction, and the President of the State University, the President and Secretary 

 of ihe State Agricultural Society, the President and Secretary of the State Histori- 

 cal Society, Counselors ez-oj/iciis, and three Counselors to be eleccted for each De- 

 partment. The Department Councils shall consist of the President and Secretary 

 of the Academy, the officers of the Department, and three Counselors to be chosen 

 by the Department. 



OFFICEKS. 



Section 9. The officers of the Academy shall be: a President, who shall be ex- 

 officio President of each of the Departments; one Vice-President for each Depart- 

 ment; a Geneial Secretary; a General Treasurer; a Director of the Museum, and a 

 G'meral Librarian. 



Skction 10. The officers of each Department shall be a Vice-President, who 

 shall be ex-officio a Vice-President of the Academy; a Secretary and such other offi- 

 cers as ruav be created bv the General Council. 



