xviii Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. 
On the Library. 
On the Scientific Survey of the State; which Committee 
shall consist of the Governor, the President of the State 
University, and the President of this Academy. 
On Publication; which Committee shall consist of the Presi¬ 
dent of the Academy, the Vice-Presidents, and the Gen¬ 
eral Secretary. 
MUSEUM AND LIBRARY. 
6. No books shall be taken from the Library, or works or specimens 
from the Museum, except by authority of the General Council; but it 
shall be the duty of said Council to provide for the distribution to the 
State University and to the Colleges and Public Schools of the State, of 
such duplicates of typical specimens in Natural History as the Academy 
may be able to supply without detriment to its collections. 
ORDER OF BUSINESS. 
7. The order of business at all regular meetings of the Academy or of 
any Department, shall be as follows: 
Reading of minutes of previous meeting. 
Reception of donations. 
Reports of officers and committees. 
Deferred business. 
New business. 
Reading and discussion of papers. 
SUSPENSION AND AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS. 
8. The By-Laws may be suspended by a unanimous vote, and in case 
of the order of business a majority may suspend. They may be amended 
in the same manner as is provided for in the Constitution, for its 
amendment. 
