132 NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 
4 
ARTICLE VIII. 
FINANCES. 
Src. 1. The fiscal year of the corporation shall be the calendar year 
commencing January Ist and ending December 31st. 
Src. 2. Neither the Society nor any of its Managers or Officers shall 
contract any debt which, with existing debts, shall exceed in amount the 
funds then in the Treasury. 
ARTICLE IX. 
AMENDMENTS. 
SEc. 1. Amendments to these By-Laws may be proposed, in writing, 
at any meeting of the Board of Managers, and adopted by unanimous con- 
sent of the Managers present, or if such proposed amendment shall fail to 
receive unanimous consent, the Secretary shall, with the notices of the 
next meeting, send a copy of it to each Manager and state that it will be 
brought up for action at such meeting, when it may be passed by a majority 
vote. 
