SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 129 
ARTICLE IV. 
COMMITTEES. 
Sec. 1. There shall be two standing committees, the Executive Committee 
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 e#-oficio. Four members shall 
constitute a quorum, and all meetings shali 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 regulation 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. 
Src. 4. All the rules and regulations for the examination of applicants for 
the various positions in the Park and Aquarium shall be made or approved by 
the Executive Committee. 
Sec. 5. ‘The Executive Committee may regulate the auditing and payment for 
all current accounts. 
Sec. 6. The Executive Committee shall annually appoint an Aquarium Com- 
mittee, 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 Nominating Com- 
mittee, whose duties and powers are set forth in Sections 6 and 7, Article IT, 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 members 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 Aquarium 
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 Com- 
mittee. 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 ev-oficio members of the Aquarium Com- 
mittee. Three members shall constitute a quorum. The Executive Committee 
may delegate to the Aquarium Committee such powers as it may deem proper. 
