SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT. 169 



ARTICLE VIIL 



FINANCES. 



Sec. 1. The fiscal year of the corporation shall be the calendar year 

 commencing January ist and ending December 31st. 



Sec. 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, except to meet expenditures for which the city 

 is liable, and for which the Society will be reimbursed by warrants from 

 the Comptroller's office. 



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 major- 

 ity vote. 



