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the American Republics; possibility of standardizing commercial 

 and census statistics in the American Republics; reviews of the 

 natural resources, commercial and economic development of sev- 

 eral of the South and Central American Republics; reciprocity 

 in patent practice; possibility of ratifying the Buenos Aires 

 Trade-Mark Convention of August 20, 1910. 



FINANCE. 



The investment of foreign capital; extension of credits; possibility of 

 establishing a common monetary unit as between the Republics 

 of America; effects of the European war upon the finances of the 

 Latin American countries; quotation of Latin American municipal 

 and State bonds in United States markets and exchanges. 



TAXATION. 



The'scientific study of taxation systems; desirability of establishing other 

 revenue-producing taxes than those based on the consumption of 

 alcoholic beverages. 



RESOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. 



The Second Pan American Scientific Congress considered and discussed 

 the subjects set forth in its program in the light of an intellectual 

 Pan Americanism in a series of meetings from December 27, 1915, 

 to January 8, 1916, and adopted the resolutions and recommenda- 

 tions enumerated and embodied in this Final Act of its labors. 



ARTICLE i. 



The Second Pan American Scientific Congress considers that 



It is highly desirable that the American Republics arrange for the 

 appointment of delegates for joint action in the matter of 

 archaeological exploration, in order to formulate and to 

 propose generally acceptable and substantially uniform laws 

 relating to the survey, exploration, and study of archaeo- 

 logical remains to be found in the Republics, and to secure 

 the enactment of laws which will effectively safeguard these 

 remains from wanton destruction or exploitation and which 

 will serve to aid and to stimulate properly organized and 

 accredited research in archaeology. 



