152 Field Columbian Museum — Reports, Vol. II. 



Articles of Incorporation. 



SPATE OF ILLINOIS. 



DEPARTMENT OF STATE. 



William II. Hinrichsen, Secretary oj State: 



To all to Whom These Presents Shall Come, Greeting: 



Whereas, a Certificate duly signed and acknowledged having been filed 

 in the office of the Secretary of State, on the 16th day of September, A. D. 1893, 

 for the organization of the COLUMBIAN MUSEUM ( >F CHICAGi >, under and 

 in accordance with the provisions of "An Act Concerning Corporations," approved 

 April 18, 1872, and in force July 1, 1872, and all acts amendatory thereof, a copy 

 of which certificate is hereto attached. 



Now, Therefore, I. William H. Hinrichsen, Secretary of State of the State of 

 Illinois, by virtue of the powers and duties vested in me by law, do hereby certify 

 that the said COLUMBIAN MUSEUM OF CHICAGO is a legally organized 

 Corporation under the laws of this State. 



/// Testimony II 'hereof, 1 hereto set my hand and cause to be affixed the great 

 Seal of State. Done at the City of Springfield, this 16th day of September, in the 

 year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three, and of the Inde- 

 pendence of the United States the one hundred and eighteenth. 



W. H. HINRICHSEN, 

 [Seal] Secretary of State. 



TO HON. \\ 1LLIAM H. HINRICHSEN, 



Secretary of State : 

 Sir : 



We, the undersigned citizens of the United States, propose to form a corpora- 

 tion 'Under an act of the General Assembly of the State of Illinois, entitled, "An 

 Act Concerning Corporations," approved April 18, 1872, and all acts amendatory 

 thereof: and that for the purposes of such organization we hereby state as follows, 

 to-wit : 



1. The name of such corporation is the "COLUMBIAN MUSEUM OK 

 CHICAGO." 



2. The object for which it is formed is lor the accumulation and dissemina- 

 tion ol knowledge, and the preservation and exhibition of objects illustrating Art, 

 Archeology, Science and Ilistorv. 



3. The management of the aforesaid Museum shall be vested in aboard of 

 Fifteen (15) Trustees, five of whom are to be elected every year. 



4. The following named person'- are hereby selected as the Trustees for the 

 first year of its corporate existence : 



