Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1863-07-10
No. 90. /

An ACT to incorporate the National Academy of
Sciences.
Be il enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
seRtadDes Of Tie United States Of Amcrica IN Con-
gress assembled, That Louis Agassiz, Massachu-
sets; j. ii. Alexander, Maryland; S. Aexan-
der New jersey A. D. Bache, ut large F. b.
barnard at large; J. G. Barnard, United States
army Massachusetts; W. IL. G. Bartlett United
States Military Academy, Missouri U. A.
Boydeu, Massachusetts Alexis Caswell Rhode
Island William Chauvenet, Missouri; j. IL. G.
Coffin, United States Naval Academy, Maine j.
A. Dahlgren, United States navy, Pennsylvania
J. d. Dana, Connecticut; Charles II. Davis,
United States navy, Massachusetts; George
Engleman, St. Louis, Missouri; j. f. Frazer,
Pennsylvania WOlcott Gibbs, New York; j. NJ.
ellis, United States navy, District of Columbia;
A. A. Gould, Massachusetts; B. A. Could Mas
sachusetls Asa Gray, Massachusetts,; A. Guyot,
New Jersey James Hall, New York Joseph
Henry, at large; J, II. lligard, ut large Illinois;
Edward Hitchcock, Massachusetts,; j. S. Hub
bard, United States Naval Observatory, Connect
cut; A. a. Humphreys. United States army,
Pennsylvania; j. l.. lie Conle, United sta,es
army, Pennsylvania; }. Leidy, Pennsylvania
J. p. Lesley Pennsylvania NJ. +. Longstrelh,
Pennsylvania D.. II. Mahan, United States
Military Academy, Virginia; $. s. Newberry,
Ohio; ii. A. Newton, Connecticut; Benjamin
PIERCE, Massachusetts, John Rodgers, United
States navy, Indiana; Fairman Rodgers, Penn
sylyauia: r. f. Rogers, Pennsylvania; W. b.
Rogers Massachusetts l.. NJ. Rutherford, New
York; Joseph Saxton, at large; Benjamin Sill
man, Connecticut Benjamin Silliman, junior,
Connecticut; Theodore Strong, New Jersey :
John Torrey, New York J. G. Totten, United
States army, Connecticut; Joseph Winlock,
United States Nautical Almanac, Kentucky !
Jehfries Wyman, Massachusetts; j. ID. Whitney,
| California, their associates and successors duly
chosen, are hereby incorporated, constituted and
declared to be n body corporate, by the name Ct
the National Academy OF Sciences.
Sec. 2. And be il further enacted, That the
National Academy of Sciences shall consist of
not more than fifty ordinary members, and the
said corporation hereby constituted shall have
power tn make its own organization, including
its constitution, bylaws, and rules and regua-
tons TO fill all vacancies created by death,
resignation, or otherwise, to provide for the
election of foreign and domestic members, the
division into classes, and all other matters need
full or usual in such institution and to report the
same to Congress.
Sec g. And be il turtder enacted, That the
National Academy Of Sciences shall hold an
annual meeting at such place in the United States
as may DO designated, aud the academy shall
whenever called upon by any Department OF the
Government, investigate, examine, experiment
aud report upon any subject of science or art
the actual expenses Of such investigations, ex-
amnations, experiments, and reports, to be pait
from appropriations which may BIZ madc for thu
purpose, but the academy shall receive no com
pensation whatever for any services to the Gov
eminent of the United States.
Approved, March g., 1868