ARTICLE VIII

Executive Committe

1.- The Executive Committee shall be composed of 5 regular members.They shall be citizens of different countries pariticipating and must be preferably persons well acquainted with the “Indian Problem” or well informed in sociological matters. Each one pof the five states representd in the Executive committee shall appoint a substitute to act in the absence of the respective member.

2.- Regular members shall be elected for a period of five years, and the election shall be so arranged that their number shall be renewed to the extent of two fifths on one occasion, and three fifths on the succeeding one; to this end, of the first members so elected, three shall hold office for five years and the other two for three years.Both the permanent and the alternate members can be reelected.

3. The Director of the Inter-American Indian Institute shall ex officio be a member of the Executive Committee, and act as the Secretary of this Committee the right to be heard but without the reight to vote.

4. The Executive Powers of the Institute are vested in the Executive Committee, under the control and irection of the Governing Board, and will, as a general rule, be exercised through the instrumentality of the Director.

5. The Executive Committee shall have the following functions and duties to perform:

a) To decide on the general plan or program for the work of the Institute.

b) To dreaw up the Institute’s annual budget, to determine the remuneration for the staff and the terms of retirement and pensions for the latter.

c) To appoint special commissions that shall by charged with the study of any matters cominn within their purview.

d) To authorize the publications of the Institute.

e) To submit an annual report to the participating States, on the progress of the work and on the revenue and expenditures of any kind of the Institute;a similar report shall be laid before ever ordinary meeting of the Governing Board.

f) To call extraordinary meetings of the Governing Board, with the consent of a simple majority of members States;to organize and hold in agreement with the Governments of entities con cerned, any meetings, conferences and internsational assemlies that the Governing Board may promote.

6.- When te Governing Board is integrated as set forth by this Convention, the provisional Executive Committee appointed by the Patzcuaro Inter-American Conference of Indian life shall submit to it a report and it shall continue in office for a period of one year, as established by Article VII paragraph 3, but subject to the provisions of this Convention.The Standing Committee of the afore mentioned Conference shall cease to exist when the Governing Board is integrated and the functions thereof shall be vestd in the Executive Committee.

ARTICLE IX

The Director

1.- The Director of the Institute must be a person admittedly competent in Indian Affairs and possess a comparative knowledge of Indian problems in the various American States.He shall retain office for 6 years.He shall be the Head of the Institute, and shall answer to the Executive Committee for its satisfactory progress and operation.

2. The Director shall decide upon the plan work and activities of the Institute, within the general program marked out by the Executive Committee and the By-Laws referred to in Article VII, paragraph 7, section (c), and besides, the following powers and duties shall be vested in him:

a) He shall, with teh apporval of the Executive Committee, appoint the personnel of the Institute, He shall endeavor, in so far as possible, applicants being equally competent, to distribute positions among nationals of the various members States.

b) To manage the funds and property of the Institute and to administer the budget, provided that any special expenditures in excess of 150 dollars, UnitedStates Currency, be submitted go the Chairman of the Executive Committee for prior approval, and those exceeding 300 dollars be submitted to the Executive Committee.

3. The Director of the Institue may communicate directly with any Governments and public or prinvate isntitutions, in the name of the Institute, for the execution of any orders issued by the Executive Committee and by the Governing Board.

4. The Director shall attend, as a Consultant, the meeting of the Governing Board, of the committees appointed by the same and of the Inter-American Indian Conferences, for the purpose of furnishing the information that may be necessary.The expenses thereof shall be borne by the Institute.