810 Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters. 



BY-LAWS. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



1. Candidates for membership must be proposed in writing, by a member, 

 to the General Council and referred to the committee on Nominations, which 

 committee may nominate to the Academy. A majority vote shall elect. Hon- 

 orary and corresponding members must be persons who have rendered some 

 marked service to Science, the Arts, or Letters, or to the Academy. 



ELECTION OF OFFICERS, 



3. All officers of the Academy shall be elected by ballot. 



MEETINGS. 



3. The regular meetings of the Academy shall be as follows: 



On the 2d Tuesday in February, at the seat of the Academy; and in July, 

 at such place and exact date as shall be fixed by the Council; the first named 

 to be the Annual Meeting. The hour shall be designated by the Secretary in • 

 the notice of the meeting. At any regular meeting, ten members shall con- 

 stitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Special meetings may be 

 called by the President at his discretion, or by request of any five members of 

 the General Council. 



Amended at Racine, July 10, 1878, as follows: 



The regular Annual Meeting of the Academy, shall be held as follows: 



On the last Wednesday and Thursday in December, at the seat of the Acad- 

 emy ; and the regular Semi-anmml Meeting shall be held in July, at such time 

 and place as shall be determined upon at the previous regular Annual Meet- 

 ing m December. The hour shall be designated by the Secretary in the no- 

 tice of the meeting. 



Special meetings may be called by the President or the General Secretary, 

 at their discretion or by request of any five members of the General Council. 



DUTIES OF OFFICERS. 



4. The President, Vice-President, Secretaries, Treasurer, Director of the 

 jwuseum and Librarian shall perform the duties usually appertaining to their 

 respective offices, or such as shal] be required by the Council. The Treas- 

 urer shall give such security as shall be satisfactory to the Council, and pay 

 such vvte of interest on funds held by him as the Council shall determine, 

 i^ive members of the General Council shall constitute a quorum. 



COMMITTEES. 



rv^f^v,!^^^^ ^^u^^ ?® *^^ following Standing Committees, to consist of three 

 members each, when no other number is specified : 



On Nominations. 



On Papers presented to the Academy. 



On Finance. 



