Report of the Committee on Constitution. 593 
1. The committee on publication shall consist of the presi¬ 
dent and secretary and a third member elected by the Academy. 
They shall determine the matter which shall be printed in the 
publications of the Academy. They may at their discretion 
refer papers of a doubtful character to specialists for their opin¬ 
ion as to scientific value and relevancy. 
2. The library committee shall consist of three members and 
shall include the librarian. 
3. The committee on nomination of members shall consist of 
five members, one of whom shall be the secretary of the Academy. 
Article VII. — Meetings. 
The annual meeting of the Academy shall be held in Madison 
between Christmas and New Year. Summer field meetings will 
be held at such times and places as the Academy or the council 
shall decide. Special meetings may be called by the council. 
Article VIII. — Publications. 
The regular publication of the Academy shall be known as its 
Transactions, and shall include suitable papers, a record of its 
proceedings, and any other matter pertaining to the Academy. 
This shall be printed by the state as provided in the statutes of 
Wisconsin. All members of the Academy shall receive gratis 
the current issues of its Transactions. 
Article IX. — Amendments. 
Amendments to this constitution may be made at any annual 
meeting by a vote of three-fourths of all the members present; 
provided , that the amendment has been proposed by five mem¬ 
bers, and that notice has been sent to all the members at least 
three months before the meeting. 
The committee also submit the following resolution: 
Resolved , That the constitution and by-laws of the Academy, 
now in force, be repealed and that to replace the same the fore¬ 
going constitution be adopted. The repeal proposed and the 
constitution offered are submitted for action at the annual 
meeting of 1894. 
Respectfully submitted, 
Geo. W. Peckham, 
Wm. H. Hobbs, 
Sam’l D. Hastings, 
E. A. Birge. 
