Appropriations-Continued. Motion-picture films, chemical exhibit, 1922.......... Crop Protection Institute, phinotas investigation.. Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial, migrations Geologic map of Oklahoma.. Interest on investments, unappropriated fund, special____ Miscellaneous receipts---. Reimbursements.. Sale of United States Treasury certificates and notes___ $495.00 100. 00 400. 00 1,200. 00 15, 000. 00 1, 000. 00 158. 52 29, 949. 67 31, 009. 66 I. Federal relations, general maintenance, 1923 (no expenditures). General maintenance, 1923_ Hawaiian Bird Island Survey, 1923. Traveling expenses, Second Pan-Pacific Scientific III. States relations, general maintenance, 1923_ IV. Educational relations General maintenance, 1923. General Education Board.. $278. 27 600.00 600.00 674. 65 955. 76 V. Research extension General maintenance, 1922.. General maintenance, 1923 Motion-picture films, chemical exhibit, 1922_ Sulphur fellowships, Crop Protection Institute____ Conference of instrument makers and users, 1923.__ VI. Research information service General maintenance, 1922. 3, 299. 50 7.94 1, 760. 49 495. 00 1,500. 39 5, 747. 67 1, 298. 44 300.00 190. 95 General maintenance, 1923. Equipment, 1922. Equipment, 1923. Astronomical bibliographies, 1922.. Bibliographies in physics, 1922 Bibliographies in mathematics, 1922. Library of sources and subscriptions, 1923. VII. Physical sciences General maintenance, 1923.. Revolving fund for publication of mathematical books.... Refunds.. 52. 70 1, 549. 74 16. 10 530.40 368. 41 106. 44 106. 25 574. 44 2, 109. 97 625. 55 11, 510. 38 VII. Physical sciences-Continued. Physics committees, 1923.. Dues in International Union of Physics Pure and Applied, 1923........ VIII. Engineering General maintenance, 1922.. General maintenance, 1923. Office expenses, 1922. $819. 79 97. 76 289. 12 1, 802. 51 47. 87 481. 41 Office expenses, 1923.. Projects, 1921... Advisory board on highway research, 1922.. American Bureau of Welding.. IX. Chemistry and chemical technology General maintenance, 1922__ General maintenance, 1923.. Research fellowships (R. F. 2608), 1922 Research fellowships (R. F. 2691), 1923 International critical tables.... Traveling expenses, International Union of Pure 26. 15 325. 00 13, 559. 66 107. 17 26, 790. 62 746. 27 1,200. 00 2, 334. 21 416. 67 10. 75 878. 69 501. 10 44, 395. 69 42, 863. 64 20, 214. 43 1, 000. 00 and Applied Chemistry, 1923.. Annual tables.... Research chemicals.. X. Geology and geography, general maintenance, 1923. XI. Medical sciences General maintenance, 1922. General maintenance, 1923. Sex research fund, 1923.. Study of tuberculosis death certificates in Colorado, Fellowships in medicine (R. F. 2632 et al.), 1922___ XII. Biology and agriculture— General maintenance, 1922_ 4, 487. 81 30. 00 995. 98 83. 28 1, 698. 16 22, 107. 36 114. 00 21, 169. 76 35, 589. 25 Committee on the atmosphere and man, 1922. 1, 260. 08 160. 25 205. 65 Divisions-Continued. XII. Biology and agriculture-Continued. Conference on Federation of American Biological Rust project, 1922–23. Sulphur fellowships, division of biology and agri- Organization meeting of the Council of the Union of $231.30 128. 17 6, 699. 81 542. 19 223. 08 Divisions-Continued. XIII. Executive Board-Continued. Salaries, 1923... Telephone and telegraph, 1922. Telephone and telegraph, 1923.. Purchase of United States Treasury certificates and notes... June 30, 1923, cash in banks.. $146, 579. 77 323. 22 1,069. 60 69, 976. 71 97.50 570, 961. 82 Total.... JULY 31, 1923. 44, 367. 43 615, 329. 25 F. L. RANSOME, Treasurer. REPORT OF THE AUDITING COMMITTEE WASHINGTON, D. C., July 31, 1923. We have employed the Capital Audit Co. to scrutinize and report on the treasurer's books. We accepted the certificate, dated June 30, 1923, of the American Security & Trust Co., regarding notes owned by the academy and deposited for collection. On July 2, 1923, we examined securities owned by the academy and papers contained in the box of the National Academy of Sciences at the vault of the American Security & Trust Co. We find them to correspond to the list checked by the auditing committee on July 17, 1922, except as modified by transactions since July 1, 1922, reported by the Capital Audit Co. We find that interest on loans has been accounted for. Correspondence of vouchers, pass books, and accounts of the treasurer is certified by the Capital Audit Co. We find the net balance reported by the treasurer as of June 30, 1923, to agree with the statement of the American Security & Trust Co. and with the check book. The above paragraph relates to the accounts of the National Academy of Sciences proper. The Capital Audit Co. has made a special report on the accounts of the National Research Council, whose funds are deposited in two separate accounts to the credit of the academy. We have examined the long-term securities of the National Research Council deposited in the box at the American Security and Trust Co. and find them correct. We accepted the certificate, dated June 30, 1923, of the Riggs National Bank as to United States Treasury certificates of indebtedness owned by the National Research Council and held by the bank for collection. We find that the net balance reported by the treasurer as of June 30, 1923, agrees with the statements of the American Security & Trust Co. and the Riggs National Bank for these accounts. Correspondence of vouchers, pass books, and accounts of the treasurer for the National Research Council is certified by the Capital Audit Co. GEO. P. MERRILL, L. O. HOWARD, GEORGE K. BURGESS, APPENDIX A. 1. CONSTITUTION OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY. [As amended and adopted April 17, 1872, and further amended April 20, 1875; April 21, 1881; April 19, 1882; April 18, 1883; April 19, 1888; April 18, 1895; April 20, 1899; April 17, 1902; April 18, 1906; November 20, 1906; April 17, 1907; November 20, 1907; April 20, 1911; Apr. 16, 1912; Apr. 21, 1915.] PREAMBLE. Empowered by the act of incorporation enacted by Congress, and approved by the President of the United States on the 3d day of March, A. D. 1863, and in conformity with amendments to said act approved July 14, 1870, June 20, 1884, and May 27, 1914, the National Academy of Sciences adopts the following amended constitution and rules: ARTICLE I. -OF MEMBERS. SECTION 1. The academy shall consist of members, honorary members, and foreign associates. Members must be citizens of the United States. SEC. 2. Members who, from age or inability to attend the meetings of the academy, wish to resign the duties of active membership, may, at their own request, be transferred to the roll of honorary members by a vote of the academy. SEC. 3. The academy may elect 50 foreign associates. SEC. 4. Honorary members and foreign associates shall have the privilege of attending the meetings and of reading and communicating papers to the academy, but shall take no part in its business, shall not be subject to its assessments, and shall be entitled to a copy of the publications of the academy. ARTICLE II.- OF THE OFFICERS. SECTION 1. The officers of the academy shall be a president, a vice president, a foreign secretary, a home secretary, and a treasurer, all of whom shall be elected for a term of four years, by a majority of votes present, at the first stated meeting after the expiration of the current terms, provided that existing officers retain their places until their successors are elected. In case of a vacancy, the election for four years shall be held in the same manner at the meeting when such |