lOO REPORT OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL. 



tion to the congress; to have every proposition which had not been pre- 

 sented to a section or subsection referred to the executive committee, 

 and, by a subcommittee thereof, approved and referred to the full com- 

 mittee for its approval. 



The text of the document which I have the honor of laying before you 

 was prepared by the subcommittee on the Final Act approved by the 

 executive committee of the congress, and by its direction laid before you: 



RESOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. 



The Second Pan American Scientific Congress considered and discussed 

 the subjects set forth in its program in the light of an intellectual 

 Pan Americanism in a series of meetings from December 27, 1915, 

 to January 8, 191 6, and adopted the resolutions and recommenda- 

 tions enumerated and embodied in this Final Act of its labors. 



Article i. ^ 



The Second Pan American Scientific Congress considers that — 



It is highly desirable that the American Republics -arrange for the 

 appointment of delegates for joint action in the matter of 

 archaeological exploration, in order to formulate and to 

 propose generally acceptable and substantially uniform laws 

 relating to the survey, exploration, and study of archaeo- 

 logical remains to be foimd in the Republics, and to secure 

 the enactment of laws which will effectively safeguard these 

 remains from wanton destruction or exploitation and which 

 will serve to aid and to stimulate properly organized and 

 accredited research in archaeology. 



Article 2. 



The Second Pan American Scientific Congress requests — 



The Government of the United States to bring to the attention of the 

 Governments of the American Republics participating in the 

 Congress and, through their respective Governments, to the 

 institutions and the public thereof, the importance of pro- 

 moting research in the field of archaeology, organized sur- 

 veys for the study of primitive tribes, and the building of 

 national educational museums for the preservation of the 

 data and materials collected. 



