APPENDIX I. 



ORGANIZATION AND RULES OF THE CONGRESS. 



ORGANIZATION. 



ARTICLE i. In accordance with the resolutions of the First Pan 

 American Scientific Congress, held in Santiago, Chile, December 25, 

 1908, to January 5, 1909, a second Pan American Scientific Congress 

 will meet in the city of Washington in the month of December, 1915, 

 under the auspices of the Government of the United States. 



The Congress will open on Monday, December 27, 1915, and adjourn 

 on Saturday, January 8, 1916. 



ART. 2. The organization and procedure of the Second Congress shall 

 be in charge of an Executive Committee, composed of, first, members 

 appointed by the First Congress at Santiago; second, of members elected 

 by the said committee. 



ART. 3. The Executive Committee shall nominate the president and 

 two or more vice presidents of the Congress and shall appoint the 

 secretary general, assistant secretary general, and such assistant secre- 

 taries as may be necessary. 



The Executive Committee shall appoint interpreters, clerks for the 

 secretary's office, and such other employees as may be necessary. 



The Executive Committee shall appoint honorary presidents and vice 

 presidents to be selected from the participating countries. 



The secretary general shall be the executive officer of the Executive 

 Committee and shall have charge, in cooperation with the committee, 

 of the preparations and arrangements for the Congress. He shall also 

 conduct correspondence, supervise expenditures, and perform such other 

 duties as may be assigned to him by the Executive Committee. 



The assistant secretary general, in the absence of the secretary gen- 

 eral, shall have authority to perform the duties of the secretary general. 



ART. 4. The Executive Committee shall designate such committees as 

 may be necessary. 



The Executive Committee shall designate nine of its members to 

 serve as chairmen of the nine main program sections of the Congress. 



