558 STATUTES OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY 



(viii) The Auditing Committee, to consist of two Fellows, who shall 

 audit the accounts of the Treasurer, with power to employ an 

 expert and to approve his bill. 



See Chap. iv. art. 3; chap. vii. art. 1; chap. ix. art. 6. 



Article 3. The Standing Committees shall report annually to the 

 Council in March on the appropriations severally needed for the ensu- 

 ing financial year; and all bills incurred on account of these Commit- 

 tees, within the limits of the several appropriations made by the 

 Academy, shall be approved by their respective Chairmen. 



In the absence of the Chairman of any Committee, bills may be 

 approved by any member of the Committee whom he shall designate 

 for the purpose. 



See Chap. vii. art. 1, 7; chap. ix. art. 6. 



CHAPTER XI 



Meetings, Communications, and Amendments 



Article 1. There shall be annually eight Stated Meetings of the 

 Academy, namely, on the second Wednesday of October, November, 

 December, January, February, March, April and May. Only at 

 these meetings, or at adjournments thereof regularly notified, or at 

 Special Meetings called for the purpose, shall appropriations of money 

 be made or amendments of the Statutes or Standing Votes be effected. 



The Stated Meeting in May shall be the Annual Meeting of the 

 Corporation. 



Special Meetings shall be called by either of the Secretaries at the 

 request of the President, of a Vice-President, of the Council, or of ten 

 Fellows having the right to vote; and notifications thereof shall state 

 the purpose for which the meeting is called. 



A meeting for receiving and discussing literary or scientific com- 

 munications may be held on the fourth Wednesday of each month, 

 excepting July, August, and September; but no business shall be 

 transacted at said meetings. 



Article 2. Twenty Fellows having the right to vote shall consti- 

 tute a quorum for the transaction of business at Stated or Special 



