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Sec. 3. The Bdard of Managers shall hold an annual nu'clinjr on the 

 third Tnesda_v of January, or on such day thereafter to which said annual 

 meeting shall adjourn. Regular meetings of the Board may also he called 

 by the Secretary on the third Tuesdays of Octol)er and April upon 

 the request of the President or Chairman of the Executive Committee. 

 Special meetings of the Board shall be called at any time by the Secretary, 

 upon the request of the President or Chairman of the Executive Com- 

 mittee, or at the written request of hve IManagers. 



Sec. 4. Notices of meetings of the Board shall be mailed to each 

 Manager at least three days before such meetings. 



Sec. 5. The successors to the outgoing class of Managers shall be 

 elected by the Society at its annual meeting, but vacancies in the Board 

 may be frlled for the unexpired term by the Board of Managers, or Ijy the 

 Executive Committee. 



Sec. 6. A Nominating Committee shall be annually appointed by the 

 Executive Committee, and shall consist of three members of the Society 

 at large, who shall nominate and post ten days before the annual election 

 the names of twelve persons to succeed the outgoing class of Managers in 

 a conspicuous place in the ofifice of the Society. 



Sec. 7. No person shall be eligible for election to the l>oard of Man- 

 agers, except to fill vacancies, unless his name shall have been posted as a 

 candidate by such Committee, or by not less than ten members, in writing, 

 in a conspicuous place in the office of the Society ten days before the 

 annual election. All candidates for election as ^Managers must be Life 

 Members, Patrons, Associate Founders, or Founders of the Society. 



Sec. 8. Any Manager who shall fail to attend three consecutive meet- 

 ings of the Board, unless excused by vote of the Board, shall cease to be 

 a jNIanager. 



Sec. 9. The Board of ^Managers shall at its annual meeting elect a 

 President, two Vice-Presidents, a Secretary, and a Treasurer, who shall 

 hold ofifice for one year, or until their successors are elected. The Presi- 

 dent, Vice-Presidents, and Treasurer shall be members of the Board. 



Sec. 10. The Director of the Zoological Park, the Director of the 

 Aquarium, an4 all other persons employed by the Society, shall be ap- 

 pointed by the Board or by the Executive Committee, and shall hold office 

 during the pleasure of the Board. 



Sec. II. The Board shall, at its annual meeting, elect an Executive 

 Committee and Auditing Committee, which shall hold office for one year, 

 or until their successors are elected. The Board of Managers and the 

 Executive Committee shall also have authority to appoint such other Com- 

 mittees or Officers as they may at any time deem desirable, and to dele- 

 gate to them such powers as may be necessary. 



Sec. 12. The order of business of the meetings of the Board shall be 

 as follows : 



1. Roll call. 



2. Reading of minutes not previously read. 



3. Report of Executive Conmiittee. 



4. Report of Secretary. 



5. Report of Treasurer. 



6. Report of Auditing Committee. 



7. Report of Director of the Zoological Park. 



8. Report of Director of the Aquarium. 



9. Election of Officers. 



10. Election of Committees. 



11. Election of new members. 



12. Communications. 



13. ]\Iiscellaneous business. 



