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ARTICLE IV. 
COM MITTEES. 
Sec. 1. There shall be two standing committees, the Executive Com- 
mittee and the Auditing Committee, which shall hold office for one year 
or until their successors are elected. 
Sec. 2. The Executive Committee shall consist of seven Managers, 
together with the President and Secretary of the Society ea-ficio. Four 
members shall constitute a quorum, and all meetings shall be called by the 
Chairman. The Executive Committee shall fill all vacancies in its own 
number and shall have the full powers of the Board of Managers, except 
so far as such delegation of power may be contrary to law. 
Sec. 3. The Executive Committee shall have the control and regula- 
tion of the collections, library, and all other property of the Society, and 
shall have power to purchase, sell, and exchange specimens and books, to 
employ and control all officials and employees of the Society, Park, and 
Aquarium, and generally to carry out in detail the directions of the Board 
of Managers and the terms of any contract between the City, or Park 
Board, and the Society. 
Sec. 4. All the rules and regulations for the examination of applicants 
for the various positions in the Park and Aquarium shall be made or ap- 
proved by the Executive Committee. 
Sec. 5. The Executive Committee may regulate the auditing and pay- 
ment for all current accounts. 
Sec. 6. The Executive Committee shall annually appoint an Aqua- 
rium Committee, whose duties and powers are set forth in Section 11 of 
Article IV of these By-Laws. 
Sec. 7. The Executive Committee shall annually appoint a Nominat- 
ing Committee, whose duties and powers are set forth iu Sections 6 and 7, 
Article II, of these By-Laws. 
Sec. 8. It shall also appoint a Scientific Council, whose powers and 
duties are set forth in Section 2 of Article V of these By-Laws. 
Sec. 9. The Committee shall make a written report at each regular 
meeting of the Board of Managers. 
Sec. 10. The Auditing Committee shall consist of three regular mem- 
bers of the Society, in addition to the President and Secretary, members 
ex-officio, and vacancies shall be filled by the Executive Committee. It 
shall be the duty of the Auditing Committee to audit, annually, the 
accounts of the Treasurer, of the Director of the Zoological Park, and of 
the Director of the Aquarium, and any other accounts of the Society, and 
shall report to the Board of Managers at its annual meeting. 
Sec. 11. The Executive Committee shall annually appoint an Aqua- 
rium Committee, not to exceed eight members of this Society, who shall 
hold office until their successors are chosen. All vacancies shall be filled 
by the Executive Committee. The Director of the Aquarium shall be 
ex-officio a member and the Chairman of the Aquarium Committee, and 
such Committee may vest in him any or all of its powers. The Chairman 
of the Executive Committee and the Secretary of the Society shall also be 
ex-officio members of the Aquarium Committee. Three members. shall 
constitute a quorum. The Executive Committee may delegate to the 
Aquarium Committee such powers as it may deem proper. 
