ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION 



of the 



Southern (California JXcafrimttr 

 of j^cienccs 



KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS! 



That we, the undersigned, all of whom are citizens and 

 residents of the State of California, do hereby voluntarily 

 associate ourselves together for the purpose of incorporating 

 under the laws of the State of California, 



AND WE HEREBY CERTIFY 



FIRST : 

 That the name of said Corporation shall be 

 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 



SECOND : 



That the purposes for which said Corporation is organized 

 are, to promote intercourse among those who are cultivating 

 science; to elicit public interest in the results of technical 

 investigation, by the dissemination of correct information re- 

 lating thereto; the study of local natural features and phe- 

 nomena, and the purchase and erection of suitable buildings 

 for a Library and the conservation of material illustrating all 

 phases of science. 



THIRD : 



That the place where the principal business of said Cor- 

 poration is to be tranacted is the City of Los Angeles, in the 

 County of Los Angeles, State of California. 



FOURTH : 



That the term for which said Corporation is to exist is 

 fifty years from and after the date of its incorporation. 



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