SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 129 



ARTICLE IV. 



COJl.AIITTKKS. 



Sec. 1. There shall be two standing committees, the Executive Committee 

 and the Auditing Committee, which shall hold office for one year or until their 

 successors are elected. 



Sec. 2. The Executive Committee shall consist of seven Managers, together 

 with the President and Secretary of the Society e.f-officio. Four members shall 

 constitute a quorum, and all meetings shall be called by the Chairman. The 

 Executive Committee shall fill all vacancies in its own number and shall have the 

 full powers of the Board of Managers. excej)t so far as such delegation of power 

 may be contrary to law. 



Sec. 3. The Executive Committee shall have the control and regulation of 

 the collections, library, and all other jtroperty of the Society, and shall have 

 power to purchase, sell, and exchange specimens and books, to employ and control 

 all officials and em])loyees of the Society, Park, and Aquarium, and generally 

 to carry out in detail tiie directions of the Board of Managers and the terms of 

 any contract between the City, or Park Board, and the Society. 



Sec. 4. All the rules and regulations for the examination of applicants for 

 the various positions in the Park and Aquarium shall be made or approved by 

 the Executive Committee. 



Sec. 5. The Executive Committee may regulate tlie auditing and payment for 

 all current accounts. 



Sec. 6. The Executive Committee shall annually appoint an Aquarium Com- 

 mittee, whose duties and powers are set forth in Section 11 of Article IV of 

 these By-Laws. 



Sec. 7. The Executive Committee shall annually appoint a Nominating Com- 

 mittee, whose duties and powers are set forth in Sections 6 and 7, Article II, of 

 these By-Laws. 



Sec. 8. It shall also appoint a Scientific Council, whose powers and duties 

 are set forth in Section 2 of Article V of these By-Laws. 



Sec. 9. The Committee shall make a written report at each regular meeting 

 of the Board of Managers. 



Sec. 10. The Auditing Committee shall consist of tliree regular members of 

 the Society, in addition to the President and Secretary, members ex-officio, and 

 vacancies shall be filled by the Executive Committee. It shall be the duty of 

 the Auditing Committee to audit, annually, the accounts of the Treasurer, of the 

 Director of the Zoological Park, and of the Director of the Aquarium, and any 

 other accounts of the Society, and shall report to the Board of Managers at its 

 annual meeting. 



Sec. 11. The Executive Committee shall annually appoint an Aquarium 

 Committee, not to exceed eight members of this Society, who shall hold office until 

 their successors are chosen. All vacancies shall be filled by the Executive Com- 

 mittee. The Director of the Aquarium shall be ex-offlcio a member and the 

 Chairman of the Aquarium Committee, and such Committee may vest in him 

 any or all of its powers. The Chairman of the Executive Committee and the 

 Secretary of the Society shall also be ex-offlcio members of the Aquarium Com- 

 mittee. Three members shall constitute a quorum. The Executive Committee 

 may delegate to the Aquarium Committee such powers as it may deem proper. 



