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20. The income of the Council derived from the contributions of the different coun- 
tries shall be devoted to the expenses of the Bureau. 
Funds derived from donations shall be used by the Council in accordance with the 
wishes expressed by the donors. 
If any country withdraws from the Council, it resigns at the same time its rights to 
a share in the assets of the Council. 
21. At the General Assembly votes upon scientific questions shall be decided by 
the majority of votes cast by the delegates present. In questions of an administrative 
character, and all questions not purely scientific, the vote shall be taken by countries, 
each country having the number of votes indicated in Article 19. In case of doubt as 
to the category to which a question belongs, the Chairman of the meeting shall decide. 
Votes taken in Committees shall be counted individually and not by countries. When 
there is an equal division of votes, the Chairman shall in all cases have a second or cast- 
ing vote. 
22. In questions of an administrative character, any country which is not represented 
by a delegate may forward its vote to the President by post, and such votes shall be 
counted if received before the vote is taken. 
VIII — Duration of the Convention and Modifications 
23. The present Convention shall come into force on the 1st of January, 1920, 
provided that at least three of the countries mentioned in Article 3 have signified their 
adhesion. It shall remain in force until the 31st of December, 1931, and shall then, 
with the assent of the adhering countries, be continued for a further period of 12 years. 
24. No change shall be made in the terms of the Convention except with the approval 
of two- thirds of the votes of the adhering countries. 
25. The French text of the Convention (of which the above is a translation) shall 
be considered to be the authoritative text. 
At the final session of the Council the original Executive Committee 
was unanimously re-elected, to serve during the periods specified in the 
Constitution. The Committee consists of: 
Professor Emile Picard, President 
Professor Arthur Schuster, General Secretary 
Professor George E. Hale, Member 
Director Georges Lecointe, Member 
Professor Vito Volterra, Member 
To secure overlapping in the terms of service, and, therefore, continuity 
of administration, the first president and one member of the first Executive 
Committee are to hold office for three years only, but the General Secre- 
tary and the other two members are to serve during six years. Officers 
and members elected at the next triennial meeting, or at later meetings, 
are to serve during six years. All officers and members are re-eligible. 
The duration of the present convention, as defined by the Constitution, 
is twelve years, to December 31, 1931. It may then be renewed for another 
period of twelve years, with the assent of the adhering countries. 
Sixteen allied and associated countries^ are named in the Constitution 
as eligible to participate in the foundation of the Research Council. The 
five of these countries not represented by delegates may become members 
of the Council and of the affiliated unions by expressing their adhesion 
