Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-10-22
Chapter CXI.--An Act to incorporate the National
Academy of Sciences.

Chapter CXI.-An Act to incorporate the National
Academy of Sciences.
Be6eadcted by The Seaaie and House Of Repre-
seatatires Of the United States Of 4merica IA Con-
greSs assembled, That Louis Agassiz, Massachu-
sets J. H. Alexander, Maryland s. Alexander,
New Jersey A.. ID. Baehe, at large; Il D. Bar
nard, at large; ) g. Barnard, United statss Ar
my, Mass tohusetts: w. II. c. Bartlett, United
States Military Academy, Missouri; U. A. Boy
den, Massachusetts; Alexis tasEell, Rhode Is
land; William Chauvenct, Missouri; j. IL G.
Coffin, United States Naval Academy, Maine !;
j. A. Dahlgreu United States NAVY, Pennsyiya-
MIA; J. D. Dean, Connecticut Charles il.
Davis, United States navy, Massachusetts,;
George Engelman, ST. Louis, Missouri; J.
f. Frazer, Pennsylvania Wolcott Gibbs New
York J. al. Ciliess, United States navy, District
of Columbia; a. A. Gould, Massachusetts,; b. A.
Gould, Massachusetts Asa Gray, ALassachu-
setts ; a.. 3uyot New Jersey James Hall,
New York; Joseph Henry at large: J. j.
Higard, at large, Illinois, Edward Hitch
cock, Massachusetts,; J s. Hubbard, U. $. Naval
0bseiy atory, Conn., A. 4. Humphreys, United
States army, Pennsylvania; J. L. La Conte,
United States army, PennSyiypn ~ y. l1eidy,
Pennsylvania j. y. Lesley, Rennsyigantq
NJ r. L9ngstreet, Pennsylvania ID II
Mahan, United states Military AcaaeiHY Nir-t
ginia; j. s. Newperty, Ohio; III. a. Newton,
Conneetieut Beniainin Pelree, Massatlius It's
John Rodgers, u s. Navy, Indiana; sef9aa
Rodgers, Pear sgirAnia; r., Il, Roeefs, ppun-
sylyania NJ. - Rogers. Massachusetts; q Al
Rutherford, &ew IOr5; doserh Saxtou, ~ large;
man, plnior, Connecticut; Theodore sM6aB, New
Jersey John farfey, &ew~XoFis =. g. gotten,
United States armt, Cpnneoticut Joseph Win-
lock, United States Nautical Almanac, Kentucky;
detiies Wyman, Aa saehasot.s: J. II. Whitney,
California, and their associates and successors
duly chosen, are hereby incorporaied constituted
and declared TO be body corporate. BY the name
ofthe Natonal = csdemy Of Sciences
See. 3 Ind Be Il .yt0sisei. enacted That the Ma
tional Academy Of Sciences shall5consist of not
more than fly ordinary members, and she said
corporation hereby constituted shall have power
to make its own organization, including its con-
stitution, by-aws, and rules and regulations to
I'LL all vacancies created by death. resignation, or
otherwise; to provide Tor the election of foreign
and domestic members, the division into classes,
and all other matters needful or usual in such in
stltution, and 10 report the same to Congress.
Sec. 8. dRd BE- q further enacted, That the Ma.
tiona Academy of Sciences shall hold an annual
meeting at such place IN the United States as
may be designated, and the academy shall, when
ever called upon by any department of the Gov
ernment, investigate, examine, experiment., and
report upon any subject of science art, the ac-
tual expense ct such Investigations examinations,
experiments, and reports, TO be paid from appro-
priations which may be made for the purpose, but
the academy shall receive no compensation what
ever for any services to the Government of the
United States.
Approved, March 8, 1868.
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