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Rh Art. 14. All the publications of the Bureau shall be carried free of charge by the mails of the American Republics.

Art. 15. The Bureau shall be governed by the Regulations adopted at this Conference, which Regulations, however, may be amended by the Governing Board, but shall in no way contravene these fundamental rules.

Art. 16. The American Republics bind themselves to continue to support this Bureau for a term of ten years from this date, and to pay their respective quotas. Any of them may cease to belong to the Union, upon giving notice to the Bureau two years in advance. The Bureau shall continue for a new term of ten years, and thus successively under the same conditions for consecutive terms of ten years, unless twelve months before the expiration of such term, a majority of the members of the Union shall express the wish, through the Secretary of State of the United States, to withdraw therefrom on the expiration of the term.

Art. 17. All of the fundamental rules and regulations by which the Bureau has been governed heretofore, are hereby repealed.

Art. 1. Calls to meetings shall state the object thereof and shall be issued at least three days in advance, excepting in cases of great urgency.

When during the discussion of any matter, one of the members of the Board shall request a second discussion, such discussion shall be granted without further debate, at the close of the first discussion but such discussion shall not take place until the next meeting.

Before the approval of the minutes of a meeting, the resolutions adopted thereat may be reconsidered, upon the request of two members of the Board.

Art. 2. The Supervisory Committee shall examine the accounts of the Bureau at least once a month. It shall recommend to the Governing Board the improvements to be made regarding publications, the library and anything that it may deem advisable and beneficial to the Bureau, or to give greater efficiency to its work.

The Committee shall have, in addition, the powers determined by these Regulations.

Art. 3. The personnel of the Bureau shall consist of a Director and such other employees as the Governing Board may determine and appoint. In no case shall the same person receive a salary for more than one of the offices of the Bureau.

Art. 4. The Director, as the Chief of the Bureau, shall have charge of all the matters pertaining thereto, under the immediate direction of the Supervisory Committee.

He shall prepare, with the approval of said Committee, the internal regulations of the Bureau, which must be observed by the employees.

He shall appoint and remove the messengers and other subordinate employees.