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IOWA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 
ARTICLE IV. 
The principal place of business of the Academy shall be the city of Des 
Moines, in the state of Iowa. 
The capital stock of the corporation is none 
The par value of its shares is none. 
The number of its shares is none. 
ARTICLE V. 
The Academy shall hold an annual meeting in the last week of Decem- 
ber, of each year, or upon call of the executive committee, and such other 
meetings as may be arranged for. 
ARTICLE VI. 
This corporation shall have the right to acquire property, real and per- 
sonal, by purchase, gift, or exchange, and such property shall be held sub- 
ject to the action of the majority of its Fellows, or the council, the execu- 
tive committee, or such parties as it may by vote direct to transact such 
business in accordance with the constitution. 
All deeds, leases, contracts, conveyances and agreements, and all releases 
of mortgages, satisfaction of judgments, and other obligations, shall be 
signed by the president or vice-president and the secretary, and the signa- 
tures of these officers shall be conclusive evidence that the execution of the 
instrument was by authority of the corporation. 
ARTICLE VII. 
The private property of the members of this corporation shall not be 
liable for any of its debts or obligations. 
ARTICLE VIII. 
By-laws, rules and regulations not inconsistent with these articles, may 
be enacted by the Academy. 
ARTICLE IX. 
These articles may be amended at any meeting of the Academy called for 
the purpose by assenting vote of two-thirds of the members present. 
