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may also be obtained by the payment of one hundred dollars and 
election by the Academy. Life members shall be allowed to 
vote and to hold office. 
2. Honorary members shall be elected by the Academy, and 
shall be men who have rendered conspicuous services to sci¬ 
ence. 
3. Corresponding members shall be elected from those who 
have been active members of the Academy, but have removed 
from the state. By special vote of the Academy men of 
attainments in science or letters may be elected corre¬ 
sponding members. They shall have no vote in the meet¬ 
ings of the Academy. 
4. Active members shall be elected by the Academy and 
shall enter upon membership on the payment of an initiation 
fee of two dollars and the annual assessment of one dollar. 
The annual assessment shall be remitted for the president, 
secretary and librarian during their terms of office. 
ARTICLE IV.-OFFICERS. 
The officers of the Academy shall be a president, a vice- 
president for each of the three departments of sciences, arts 
and letters, a secretary, a treasurer, a librarian and a. 
custodian. These officers shall be chosen by ballot by the 
Academy at an annual meeting and shall hold office for three 
years. Their duties shall be those usually performed by 
officers thus named in scientific societies. It shall be one of' 
the duties of the president to prepare an address which shall 
be delivered before the Academy at the annual meeting at. 
which his term of office expires. 
ARTICLE V.-COUNCIL. 
The council of the Academy shall be entrusted with the man¬ 
agement of its affairs during the intervals between regular 
meetings, and shall consist of the president, the three vice- 
presidents, the secretary, the treasurer and the past presidents 
who retain their residence in Wisconsin. Three members of 
the council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of 
