Viewing page 100 of 205

This transcription has been completed. Contact us with corrections.

Organization of New York Academy of Sciences       27

(a) Annual Report of the Board of Trustees, including the Report of the Treasurer.

(b) Annual Reports of the Corresponding Secretary, Recording Secretary, and the Chairmen of the Publication Committee.

(c) Election of Fellows and Honorary Life Members.

(d) Report of the Tellers on the election of Trustees to the Board of Trustees, Officers, and other Members of the Scientific Council.

(e) Address of the retiring President

Article XIII

GENERAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 1. Financial Obligations. No financial obligations shall be incurred on behalf of the Academy by any Officer or Member unless authorized by the Board of Trustees.

Section 2. Bills. All bills submitted to the Board of Trustees must be certified as to their correctness by the Officers incurring them.

Article XIV

STANDING RULES

SECTION 1. The Board of Trustees and the Scientific Council, each may establish standing rules to meet special or temporary situations and may suspend any of their own standing rules for the same purpose.

Article XV

AMENDMENTS

SECTION 1. These Bylaws may be amended after study and recommendation by the Committee on Organization and Rules, provided that such proposed amendment is adopted by a two-thirds vote of the members present at a meeting, each, of the Board of Trustees and of the Scientific Council held within ninety days after a copy of such proposed amendment is set forth in full in the notice of such meetings.

Article XVI

PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY

The rules contained in Robert's Rules of Order, current revised edition, shall govern the actions of The New York Academy of Sciences in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with the Constitution and the Bylaws of the Academy.