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IOWA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE Voi., XXVIII, 1921 
Art. 1. 
Art. 2. 
Art. 3. 
Art. 4 
Art. 5 
Art. 
vised at any annual meeting by assent of a majority of 
the fellows present, provided that notice of proposed 
amendment or revision has been given to the fellows at 
least one month previous to the meeting and that absent 
fellows may deposit their votes, sealed, with the secre- 
tary. 
Bylaws 
Meetings. — Unless otherwise decided by the executive 
committee the annual meetings of the Academy shall be 
held on or about the last Friday and Saturday of April. 
Quorum. — A quorum shall consist of fifteen members, of 
whom at least ten shall be fellows. 
Representative in A. A. A. S. — This Academy having 
affiliated with the American Association for the Advance- 
ment of Science and being entitled to a representative 
on the Council of that Association, such representative 
shall be elected from the fellows by the Academy at the 
time of election of officers. In case the person so elect- 
ed is unable to attend the meeting of the Association for 
which he was chosen the president of the Academy is 
authorized to choose another person in his place. 
Editorial Committee. — The secretary may request mem- 
bers of the Academy to edit for him papers which are 
presented for publication. Such members with the ad- 
vice of the secretary, shall have the right to correct, re- 
vise or reject any papers given them to edit. Appeal 
from their decision may be taken to the executive com- 
mittee whose decision shall be final. 
Sections. — Sections of the Academy shall be organized 
as follows: botany, geology, zoology, physics, chemistry, 
mathematics, together with their allied subjects. Other 
sections may be organized as the need may arise. These 
sections shall hold such meetings as their officers shall 
decide. Each section shall elect annually a president and 
a secretary, who shall hold office until their successors 
are elected. The presidents of the sections even though 
these sections may be organized as sections of their na- 
tional societies shall be ex-officio members of the execu- 
tive committee of the Academy. 
Revision. — These bylaws may be added to or modified 
at any annual meeting by a majority of the members 
present. 
