1260 Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters. 
CONSTITUTION 
OF THE WISCONSIN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, ARTS, AND 
LETTERS. 
[As amended at various regular meetings.] 
Article I .—Name and Location. 
This association shall be known as the Wisconsin Academy of 
Sciences, Arts, and Letters, and shall be located at the city of Madison. 
Article II.— Object. 
The object of the Academy shall be the promotion of sciences, arts, 
and letters in the state of Wisconsin. Among the special objects shall 
be the publication of the results of investigation and the formation of 
a library. 
Article III.— Membership. 
The Academy shall include four classes of members viz.: life mem¬ 
bers, honorary members, corresponding members, and active members, 
to be elected by ballot. 
1. Life members shall be elected on account of special services ren¬ 
dered the Academy. Life membership in the Academy 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 science, arts, or letters. 
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 corresponding members. They shall have no vote in 
the meetings of the Academy. 
4. Active members shall be elected by the Academy or the council 
and shall enter upon membership on the payment of an initiation fee 
of two dollars which shall include the first annual assessment of one 
dollar. The annual 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-president for 
each of the three departments, sciences, arts and letters, a secretary, a 
librarian, a treasurer, and a custodian. These officers shall be chosen 
by ballot, on recommendation of the committee on nomination of officers, 
