OKLAHOMA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE 7 



BY-LAWS OF THE ACADEMY 



1. The President shall deliver a public address at one of the 

 sessions of the annual meeting at the expiration of his term of 

 office. 



2. No special meeting of this Academy shall be held unless 

 notice of the same shall have been sent to each member and fel- 

 low at least fifteen days before such meeting. 



3. Bills against the Academy after approval by the members 

 of the Executive Council shall be paid by the treasurer upon an 

 order signed by the president and countersigned by the secretary. 



4. Members who shall allow their dues to remain unpaid 

 for two consecutive years, having been annually notified by the 

 treasurer of their arrearage, shall have their names stricken from 

 the roll. 



5. Ten per cent of the membership in good standing shall 

 constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. 



7. Assistant Curators may be appointed, on- motion for any 

 special department of Science which the Academy may wish to 

 advance. Each Assistant Curator shall report to the Chief Cura- 

 tor annually the progress made in his department during the pre- 

 ceding year. 



7. The Executive Council shall have power to review all 

 papers read before this Academy, and may publish abstracts of 

 the same in the proceedings ; provided that papers of special 

 merit may, at the discretion of the Council, be published in full. 



8. The time allotted to the presentation of a single paper 

 shall not exceed fifteen minutes, except by consent of the ma- 

 jority of those present at a given meeting. 



9. The term "Charter Mem.bers" shall be construed as ap- 

 plying to all members who before March first, 1910, shall have 

 made application to the Executive Council for membership in 

 this Academy, and shall have paid the annual dues of $1.00 for 

 the current year. 



10. The order of business in this Academy shall be: (1) 

 Call to order by the President (or Vice-President). (2) Reading 

 of the Minutes of the preceding meeting. (3) Appointment of 

 standing committees and such other committees as may be nec- 

 essary. 



(4) Reports of officers. 



(5) Reports of Executive Council. 



(6) Reports of standing committees. 



( 7) Reports of special committees. 



