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Sec. 2, The Executive Committee shall consist of seven Managers, 
together with the President and Secretary of the Society e+-officio. 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 
approved 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 Aquarium 
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 in 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 Aquarium 
Committee of five 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 Com- 
mittee 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. 
ARTICLE. Ve 
SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL. 
Sec. 1. The Executive Committee shall annually appoint a Scientific 
Council of not more than ten members, and shall fill all vacancies. Mem- 
bers of the Council shall hold office until their successors are appointed. 
Sec. 2. The duties of the Council shall be to act as an advisory board 
in all matters pertaining to the scientific administration of the Society, 
and especially as to the scientific features of the Park, the promotion of 
zoology by publications and otherwise, and the preservation of the native 
fauna of America. 
Sec. 3. Four members, including the Chairman, shall constitute a 
