2. No expenditure shall be authorized or made except in pursuance 

 of a previous appropriation of the Board of Trustees. 



3. The Chairman of the Board, at least two weeks prior to the 

 annual meeting of the Trustees, shall each year cause the accounts of the 

 Institution to be audited by a skilled accountant, not a member of the Cor- 

 poration, to be appointed by him. 



4. The Chairman of the Board shall submit to the annual meeting 

 of the Board a full statement of the finances of the Institution as shown by 

 the report of the Treasurer, and also a detailed estimate of the expenditures 

 and appropriations for the succeeding year. 



5. The Board of Trustees at the annual meeting shall each year 

 make general appropriations for the ensuing year, but nothing contained 

 herein shall prevent the Board of Trustees from making special appropria- 

 tions at any meeting. 



ARTICLE VII 



SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL 



1 . Subject to the approval of the Executive Committee, the Presi- 

 dent shall appoint an Honorary Scientific Council composed of persons of 

 international reputation in educational and scientific matters. Members of 

 the Scientific Council shall serve during the pleasure of the Trustees and 

 shall in case of resignation hold office until their successors are appointed. 



2. The duties of the Scientific Council shall be to act collectively or 

 individually as advisers to the President in matters referred to them per- 

 taining to the scientific organization and general administration of the Insti- 

 tution. They shall approve of all honors to be conferred by the Institution 

 in recognition of distinguished service to science. 



3. The President of the Institution shall annually designate a Chair- 

 man of the Scientific Council. The members of the Council shall rotate in 

 the office of Chairman in the order of their seniority in appointment. The 

 Chairman may appoint a Vice-Chairman. 



4. They may act individually, in person, by letter, or jointly by reso- 

 lution. 



ARTICLE VIII 



SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATION OF THE INSTITUTION 

 DEPARTMENTS OF THE INSTITUTION 

 1 . Each department that may be under the direct control of 

 the Institution, as the Biological Laboratory, the Aviary, the Gardens of 



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