of specimens, his action in such matters to be submitted to 
the Trustees for approval. 
He shall have general charge of the arrangement of all the 
exhibitions and exhibition halls, plans for which shall be duly 
submitted to him by the Curators before adoption. 
He shall have sole charge of the Division of Printing, of 
the Department of Preparation, and of such other depart- 
ments as may be assigned to him by the President. 
He shall have authority to purchase such material and 
engage such services as are provided for by the Annual Budget 
or authorized by vote of the Executive Committee. 
He shall have authority and power to appoint and remove 
employees, except as otherwise provided in the Constitution, 
By-Laws or Rules and Regulations.* 
At the approach of each fiscal year, the Director shall 
present to the President a detailed statement, or Budget, of the 
probable expenditures of the several departments for that year, 
and shall make such recommendations as will tend to develop 
the institution, extend its influence and increase its usefulness. 
This statement, duly revised, amended and approved by the 
President, shall by him be presented to the Board of Trustees 
for official approval and adoption. 
At the close of each year the Director shall present from 
himself and the head Curators a written report to the Presi- 
dent, giving a full account of the general development of the 
institution and of its various departments for that year, and 
of the expenditures classified in accordance with the details of 
the Budget. Supplementing this report, he shall call attention 
to such major repairs, alterations, improvements and additions 
as cannot be made under the regular annual appropriation. 
In the absence of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary, the 
Director is empowered to make entries at the Custom House, 
to take the required oath for all packages from foreign 
countries intended for the Museum and to attend to similar 
formalities in regard to material sent from the Museum. 
In the absence of the Director, his duties shall devolve 
upon such officer or officers as the President may appoint. 
* The positions provided for in the Constitution, By-Laws or Rules and Regulations 
include those of the Director, the Assistant Secretary, the Assistant Treasurer, the Bursar, 
the Registrar, the Superintendent of Building, the Chief of Construction, the Chief Engineer 
and the Curators, including Associate and Assistant Curators. 
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