By-Laws 233 



BY-LAWS 



REVISED AND AMENDED TO FEBRUARY 7, 1916 



I 



If any Trustee shall accept a salary from this Corporation 

 he shall thereby be disqualified for the time being from acting 

 as a Trustee thereof; provided, that the Board of Trustees shall 

 have power to suspend the operation of this law in any special 

 case. 



II 



Any vacancies occurring in the membership of the several 

 committees during the interval between the regular meetings of 

 the Board of Trustees may be filled at a regular meeting of the 

 Executive Committee, until the next meeting of the Board. 



Ill 



The regular meetings of the Executive Committee shall be 

 held on the third Wednesday of each month, but special meet- 

 ings may be held at any other time on a two days' call issued 

 by order of the President, or at the request of three of its 

 members. 



IV 



All bequests or legacies, not especially designated, and all 

 membership fees, excepting Sustaining, Annual and Associate 

 Membership fees, shall hereafter be applied to the Permanent 

 Endowment Fund, the interest only of which shall be applied 

 to the use of the Museum as the Board shall direct. 



V 



Section 1. No indebtedness (other than for current ex- 

 penses) shall be incurred by any committee, officer or employee 

 of the Museum, except as provided for in the Constitution. 



Sec. 2. No bills shall be paid unless approved by the 

 Director or, in his absence, the Assistant Secretary, and counter- 



