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6. Report of Auditing Coiiimitlee. 



7. Report of Director of /oologicjil P;irk. 



8. Report of the Director of the Aciiuninin. 



9. Election of Officers. 



10. Election of Committees. 



11. Election of new members. 



12. Communications. 



13. Miscellaneous business. 



Sec. 13. All reports and resolutions shall be in writing, and the ayes and 

 nays may be called on any resolution at the request of one Manager. 



Sec. 14. Whenever the funds of the Society shall permit, the Board of Man- 

 agers or the Executive Committee may award medals or other prizes for merito- 

 rious work connected with the objects of the Society. 



ARTICLE in. 



Sec. 1. The officers of the Societj' shall consist of a President, two Vice- 

 Presidents, a Treasurer, a Secretary, and a Director of the Zoological Park. 

 These officers, with the exception of the Director, shall be elected at the annual 

 meeting of the Board of Managers, but any vacancy may be filled for an unex- 

 pired term by the Board of Managers, or by the Executive Committee, until the 

 next annual election. 



Sec. 2. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Board and of the 

 Society, and shall be ex-officio a member of the Executive and Auditing Com- 

 mittees. 



Sec. 3. The Vice-Presidents shall, in the absence of the President, perform 

 his duties and possess his powers, acting in the order of their election. 



Sec. 4. The Treasurer shall receive, collect and hold, subject to the order 

 of the Board of Managers, or the Executive Conuiiittee, all dues, subscriptions, 

 warrants from the City, fees and securities. He shall jiay all bills as ordered by 

 the Board of Managers or the Executive Committee, and shall report to the 

 Society at its annual meeting, and to the Board of Managers at all regular meet- 

 ings, and to the Executive Committee at each meeting. He shall keep all moneys 

 and securities in some bank or trust company to be approved by the Board of 

 Managers or Executive Committee. The books of the Society shall at all times 

 be open to the inspection of the Managers. 



Sec. 5. The Secretary shall be a salaried officer of the Society. He shall be 

 present, unless otherwise relieved b}^ the Board or l^'xecutive Committee, at all 

 meetings of the Society, of the Board and of the Standing Committees. He shall 

 keep a careful record of all proceedings, .shall have the custody of the seal, 

 archives and books, other than books of account, and shall conduct the corre- 

 spondence of the Society. He .shall issue all notices and tickets, and shall per- 

 form such other duties as the Board may direct. He shall be a member cr-ofirio 

 nf the Executive, Aquarium, and Auditing Conunittees. and of the Scientific 

 Council. 



Sec. 6. The Director of the Zoological Park shall be elected annually by the 

 I'^xecutive Committee at a salary to be determined by said Committee, and shall 

 hold office until removed or his successor chosen bv said Committee. He shall 



