546 Wisconsin Academy of Sciences , Arts, and Letters. 
ments in science or letters may be elected corresponding mem¬ 
bers. They shall have no vote in the meetings 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 an¬ 
nual assessment shall be omitted for the president, secretary, 
treasurer, and librarian during their term of office. 
Article IV. — Officers. 
The officers of the Academy shall be a president, a vice-presi¬ 
dent for each of the three departments, sciences, arts and let¬ 
ters, a secretary, a treasurer, and a custodian. These officers 
shall be chosen by ballot, on recommendation of the committee 
on nomination of officers, 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 so¬ 
cieties. It shall be one of the duties of the president to pre¬ 
pare 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 meet¬ 
ings, and shall consist of the president, the three vice-presi¬ 
dents, 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 busi¬ 
ness, provided the secretary and one of the presiding officers be 
included in the number. 
Article VI .— Committees. 
The standing committees of the Academy shall be a commit¬ 
tee on publication, a library committee, and a committe on the 
nomination of members. These committees shall be elected at 
the annual meeting of the Academy in the same manner as 
the other officers of the Academy, and shall hold office for the 
same term. 
1. The committee on publication shall consist of the president 
and secretary and a third member elected by the Academy. 
