ARTICLE V. 



THE TREASURER. 



SECTION 1. The Treasurer shall be custodian of the funds of 

 the Corporation except as hereinafter provided. He shall make 

 disbursements only upon warrants drawn by the Director and 

 countersigned by the President. In the absence or inability of 

 the Director, warrants may be signed by the Chairman of the 

 Finance Committee, and in the absence or inability of the 

 President, may be countersigned by one of the Vice-Presidents. 

 But no warrant shall be issued, except in conformity with a 

 regularly prepared voucher, giving the name of the payee and 

 stating the occasion for the expenditure, and verified and 

 approved as hereinafter prescribed. It shall be no part of the 

 duties of the Treasurer to see that the warrants have been 

 issued in conformity with such vouchers. 



SECTION 2. The securities and muniments of title belonging 

 to the Corporation shall be placed in the custody of some Trust 

 Company of Chicago to be designated by the Board of Trustees, 

 which Trust Company shall collect the income and principal of 

 said securities as the same become due, and pay same to the 

 Treasurer, except as hereinafter provided. Said Trust Company 

 shall allow access to and deliver any or all securities or muni- 

 ments of title to the joint order of the following officers, namely 

 the President or one of the Vice-Presidents, jointly with the 

 Chairman, or one of the Vice-Chairmen, of the Finance Com- 

 mittee of the Museum. 



SECTION 3. The Treasurer shall give bond in such amount, 

 and with such sureties as shall be approved by the Board of 

 Trustees. 



SECTION 4. All vouchers executed for the payment of 

 liabilities incurred in the administration of the Museum, shall be 

 verified by the Auditor, and approved for payment by the 

 Director, and a member of the Executive Committee. All 

 voucher's executed for expenditures for the construction or 

 reconstruction of the Museum building, or buildings, shall be 

 verified by the Auditor and approved for payment by the Chair- 

 man of the Building Committee. All vouchers executed in 

 connection with the investments of the Corporation, or in any 

 way having to do with the endowment funds of the Corporation, 

 shall bo verified by the Auditor and approved for payment by 

 the Chairman of the Finance Committee. 



SECTION 5. The Harris Trust & Savings Bank of Chicago 

 shall be Custodian of "The N. W. Harris Public School Exten- 

 sion of Field Museum" fund. The bank shall make disburse- 

 ments only upon warrants drawn by the Director and counter- 

 signed by the President. In the absence or inability of the 

 Director, warrants may be signed by the Chairman of the 

 Finance Committee, and in the absence or inability of the Pres- 

 ident, may be countersigned by the Vice-Presidents. But no 



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