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ARTICLE IV. 



COMMITTEES. 



Sec. I. There .shall he two standing committees, the Execi'tive Com- 

 mittee and the Auditing Committee, which sliall hold office for one year 

 or until tluM'r successors are elected. 



.Skc'. _'. I'hc Executive Committee shall consist of seven Managers, 

 together with the President and Secretary of the Society cx-lri.-io. Four 

 menihers shall constitute a quorum, and all meetings shall he called hy the 

 Chairman. The Executive Conmiittec shall fill all vacancies in its' own 

 numlier and shall have the full powers of the Board of Managers, except 

 so far as such delegation of pin\cr may be contrary to law. 



Sec. 3. The Executive Committee shall have the control and regula- 

 tion of the collections, library, and all other property of the Society, and 

 shall have power to purchase, sell, and exchange specimens and books, to 

 employ and control all officials and employees of the Society, Park, and 

 Aquarium, and generally to carry out in detail the directions of the Board 

 of Managers and the terms of any contract between the City, or Park 

 Board, and the Society. 



Sec. 4. .-Ml the rules and regulations for the exaiuinafion of applicants 

 for the various positions in the Park and Aquarium shall he made or ap- 

 proved by the Executive Conmiiltee. 



Sec. 5. The Executive Committee may regulate the auditing and pay- 

 ment for all current accounts. 



Sec. 6. The Executive Committee shall annually appoint an Aqua- 

 rium Committee, whose duties and powers are set forth in Section ri of 

 Article IV of these By-Laws. 



Sec. 7. The Executive Committee shall annually appoint a Nominat- 

 ing Committee, whose duties and powers are set forth in Sectir)ns 6 and 7, 

 Article IT, 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. g. The Committee .shall make a written report at each regular 

 meeting of the Board of ]\Tanagers. 



Sec. id. The Auditing Committee shall consist of three regular mem- 

 bers of the Society, in addition to the President and Secretary, members 

 ex-oMcio, and vacancies shall be filled by the E.\ecutive Committee. It 

 shall he 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. II. The Executive Committee shall annually appoint an Aqua- 

 rium 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 Committee. The Director of the Aquarium shall be 

 e.v-oMcio 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 

 cx-officio members of the Aquarium Committee. Three members shall 

 constitute a quorum. The Executive Committee may delegate to the 

 Aquarium Committee such powers as it may deem proper. 



