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which is so important to the knowledge of the history and sociology of our 

 continent. 



ARTICLE II. In addition to the special laws enacted in the several 

 countries with respect to this object, the Pan American Archeological 

 Union will offer to cooperate with those Governments, in order that through 

 its counsels laws may be made more effective by giving them a practical 

 character science and experience have shown to be productive of the best 

 results. 



ARTICLE III. The Pan American Archeological Union should facilitate 

 the study of archeology in order that the Union may become an inter- 

 mediary between the American museums, and even between these and 

 recognized specialists, in connection with the interchange of data, special 

 publications, photographs, models or tracings of objects, sketches or draw- 

 ings of ornamentation, etc., including duplicates of series of archeological 

 objects. 



ARTICLE IV. The Pan American Archeological Union shall stimulate 

 and assist archeological missions sent into the various American countries 

 and give them every guaranty of seriousness, of the honesty of the explorers 

 and of the delivery of the objects recovered to the country wherein the work 

 shall have been prosecuted, exacting as its sole compensation the retention 

 of such duplicates of the objects as may be left with it by the explorers. 



ARTICLE V. The Pan American Archeological Union shall seek to 

 prevent, by all means possible, illicit commerce in American antiquities, 

 and shall pursue its efforts both within and outside the continent, in order 

 to bring to an end the destruction of deposits, which has resulted, and 

 continues to result, in increasing and irreparable loss to science. 



ARTICLE VI. The Pan American Archeological Union shall serve as the 

 consulting organ of the Pan American Union in all requisite ways with 

 respect to matters wherein its aid may be sought. 



ARTICLE VII. The Pan American Archeological Union shall be consti- 

 tuted by: 



(a) A delegate from each country, elected by a majority vote by 

 those institutions and museums or universities of each country that 

 concern themselves with American archeology. Such delegates shall 

 hold office for three years and may be reelected indefinitely; 



(6) A corresponding member in each country, preferably a director 

 of the service devoted to the conservation of monuments when such 

 service exists and with whom the Union shall be in direct relation. 

 The corresponding member shall be appointed by the government 

 of the State and shall serve as an intermediary between it and the 

 Union. 



ARTICLE VIII. The delegates of the Union shall elect its officers by 

 simple majority vote; they shall endeavor to realize the purposes for which 

 it is created and shall perform their duties in the building of the Pan 

 American Union at Washington. Until the first Council shall have been 

 constituted, the authorities mentioned, who shall comprise a Director and 

 a Secretary General, shall be designated directly by the Pan American 

 Union, and they shall have for their principal duties the assembling of the 

 said Council, the organization of appropriate offices, and the initiation of 



