TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT 163 



Cli;i])t(.'r tour luindrfd ,iiul t'ort\ -one of the laws of nineteen hundred and two, 

 entitled "An act to authorize a further a))j)roi)riation to the New York Zoolofrieal 

 Society for the support of the \ew York Aquarium," is herehv amended to read 

 as follows: 



Section 1. The Board of Estimate and Apjjortionnient of the City of New 

 York may annually, in its discretion, include in the budget for the theii next en- 

 suing financial year, in addition to any sum or sums which may he appropriated 

 for the adequate support and maintenance of the Xew York Zoological Park or 

 gardens, situated in the l)orough of the Bronx, and administered and controlled 

 hy the Xew York Zoological Society, a further sum or sums, in its discretion, for 

 the use of the said Xew "i'ork Zoological Society, jjrovidcd, however, that the addi- 

 tional appro])riati()n hereby authorized shall he made only in case an agreement 

 is entered into i)etween the said Xew York Zoological Society and the Citv of Xew 

 York, acting i)y its Board of Estimate and Apportionment for the adequate keep- 

 ing, maintenance, extension, preservation and exhii)ition of the building and ap- 

 proaches thereto and collection of aquatic animals and plants contained therein, 

 known as the Xew York Aquarium, situated in the Battery park in the Borough 

 of Manhattan in said city, and also for furnishing op])ortunities for studv, re- 

 search and publication in connection with said collections, which contract the said 

 Board of Estimate and Apportionment is hereby expressly authorized, in its 

 discretion, to make upon such terms and conditions as may i)e agreed upon with 

 the said X'ew York Zoological Society, and which contract shall also ]iro\ide how 

 the duty of the commissioner of parks for the borough of Manhattan and Rich- 

 mond in respect to maintaining the said aquarium now imposed ujion him by 

 law shall be performed. 



Sec. -2. This act shall take effect immediately. 



