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6. Report of Auditing Committee. 



7. Report of Director. 



8. Election of Officers. 



9. Election of Committees. 



10. Election of new members. 



11. Communications. 



12. Miscellaneous business. 



Sec. 13. All reports and resolutions shall be in writing, and the ayes 

 and nays may be called on any resolution at the request of one Manager. 



Sec. 14. Whenever the funds of the Society shall permit, the Board of 

 Managers or the Executive Committee may award medals or other prizes 

 for meritorious work connected with the objects of the Society. 



ARTICLE III. 



OFFICERS. 



Sec. 1. The officers of the Society shall consist of a President, two 

 Vice-Presidents, a Treasurer, a Secretary and a Director of the Zoological 

 Park. These officers, with the exception of the Director, shall be elected 

 at the annual meeting of the Board of Managers, but any vacancy may be 

 filled for an unexpired term by the Board of Managers, or by the Executive 

 Committee, until the next annual election. 



Sec. 2. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Board and of 

 the Society, and shall be ex-ojfficio a member of the Executive and Auditing 

 Committees. 



Sec. 3. The Vice-Presidents shall, in the absence of the President, per- 

 form his duties and possess his powers, acting in the order of their election. 



Sec. 4. The Treasurer shall receive, collect and hold, subject to the 

 order of the Board of Managers, or the Executive Committee, all dues, sub- 

 scriptions, fees and securities. He shall pay all bills as ordered by the Board 

 of Managers or the Executive Committee, and shall report to the Society 

 at its annual meeting, and to the Board of Managers at all regular meetings 

 and to the Executive Committee at each meeting. He shall keep all moneys 

 and securities in some bank or trust company to be approved by the Board 

 of Managers or Executive Committee. The books of the Society shall at 

 all times be open to the inspection of the Managers. 



Sec. 5. The Secretary shall be a salaried officer of the Society. He 

 shall be present, unless otherwise relieved by the Board or Executive Com- 

 mittee, at all meetings of the Society, of the Board and of the Standing 

 Committees. He shall keep a careful record of all proceedings, shall have 

 the custody of the seal, archives and books, other than books of account, 

 and shall conduct the correspondence of the Society. He shall issue all no- 

 tices and tickets and shall perform such other duties as the Board may di- 

 rect. He shall be a member ex-officio of the Executive and Auditing Com- 

 mittees and of the Scientific Council. 



Sec. 6. The Director of the Zoological Park shall be elected annually 

 by the Executive Committee at a salary to be determined by said Commit- 



