...Congress incorporated an association, under the nameof theNational Academy of Sciences, which should investigate, examine, experiment, and report upon any subject of science or art on which information might be required by any department of Government. Though this society was in...

...thereof, if any, shall be p-iid from appropriations which may be made for the purpose, but the Aciub'inies shall receive no compensation whatever for any services to the Government of the United States. July 2d, the Senate, on Mr. Sumner's motion, proceeded to consider this bill. Mr. McDougnll, of California,...

...wnhin their respective provinces: it being understood that the actual expen-e thereof, if any, shall be paid from appropriations which may be made for the purpose, but the Academies shall receive no compensation whatever for any services to the Government of the United States....

...Sciences shall hold an annual meeting at such place in the United States as may be designated, and the Academy shall, whenever called upon by any department...any services to the Government of the United States. APPROVED March 3, 1863. AN ACT To amend the Act to incorporate the National Academy of Sciences. Be...

...provides that the actual expenses entailed in making these reports shall be paid ; but that the members of the Academy " shall receive no compensation whatever...services to the Government of the United States." This provision seems to be becoming more literally true than might have been anticipated when it was...

...commissioner of patents: WHEREAS a section of the charter of the National Academy of Sciences provides that "The academy shall, whenever called upon by any department of the government, investigate, examine and report upon any subject of science or art," AND WHEREAS, at the request of the President of the...

...commissioner of patents: WHEREAS a section of the charter of the National Academy of Sciences provides that "The academy shall, whenever called upon by any department of the government, investigate, ezamine and report upon any subject of science or art," AND WHEREAS, at the request of the President...

...Sciences shall hold an annual meeting at such place in the United States as may be designated, and the Academy shall, whenever called upon by any department...investigate, examine, experiment, and report upon any subject pf science or art, the actual expense of such investigations, examinations, experiments, and reports,...

...powers of organization, the election of members, and the transaction of business, and provided that "the Academy shall, whenever called upon by any department...experiment, and report upon any subject of science or art. . . ." As the adviser of the government on questions of science the Academy was immediately called...

...of Sciences shall hold an annual meeting at such place in the United State as may be designated, and the Academy shall, whenever called upon by any Department...report upon any subject of science or art, the actual expend of such investigations, examinations, experiments, and reports to be paid from appropriations...