ACT OF I,\(H)l{P()RATION. 



AX ACT ro IN(()1{1'(JKA'I"E rilH OHIJOANS COlXrY SOCI- 

 E'l'V OF NA'rrUAL SCIKNCKS. 



// is herein/ ( nariffl hy Ihv (h-neral As.stiiMi/ of the State of Vennonf, : 



Section I. Thut l.ciunt'l Hichiiioiid. Gt^or^i* Ilt-nry Hliss. J. 1".. 

 Dickcrinan, II. A. S|)cii'<t. E. V. CoUon, .1. M. ('iiirif'v. I):ivi(l .M. 

 ('.•iin|). 2(1. ^I. II. FulifT, H<»\:il ('uiimiini^s. (Iror^ff A. Hiiiiii:iii, Allied 

 Randall. Ix-wis H. IVisIhms .lohn L. Edwaiils, and others, who liaAc 

 herctDf'orc f<>nn(^d iin assoi-iatidn in Orleans C'onntv styled the (Jrleans 

 ("onnty Society of Xattn\il Scietn-es. haviiii^ for its ohject the advance- 

 ment of science and the establishment in said Connty <»f a mnsemii 

 and lil)rary for the illustration and study of its various branches, their 

 associates and successors, are hereby declared and created a ixnly cor- 

 l)orate by th^* name and style ufore.sfiid ; and by that name they shall 

 liave perpetii.il succession, may sue and be sued. imj)l(!ad and be im- 

 pleaded in all I -ouris of competent jurisdiction, may acquire by pm'chase, 

 g\h or devise. recr;ive and hold pi'oi)erty real, personal or mixed, and 

 the same e\i-hange, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of. as they may 

 deem proj)er for the objects and ))urpos(!S aforesaid, and not otherwise ; 

 may have a common seal and break ar alter the .same at pleasure, and 

 may make sucli constitudon. rci^ulations and by-laws .-is may be reijui- 

 site for the -iDvennnent thei-eof, not In-ing contrary to the laws of the 

 land, and may alter the same at pleasure. 



Sectk >n 2. The constitution and by-laws of said .association now 

 in operation shall govern the corporation hereby createil until the same 

 shall be rcirulariy altered or repealed, and the pi-es(Mit officers of s.-iid 

 association shall be officers of this corporation until their respet-tive 

 terms of office shall expire (;r be vacated in pursuance thereof. 



