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ORDER OF 

 THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK 



TO CHANGE THE NAME 

 OF 



THE LYCEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY IN THE CITY 



OF NEW YORK 



TO 



THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 



Whereas, ia pursuance of the vote and proceedings of this Corporation to 

 change the Corporate name thereof from "The Lyceum of Natural History 

 in the City of New York" to " The New York Academy of Sciences," which 

 vote and proceedings appear of record, an application has been made in behalf 

 of said Corporation to the Supreme Court of the State of New York to legal- 

 ize and authorize such change, according to the statute in such case provided, by 

 Chittenden and Hubbard, acting as the Attorneys of the Corporation, and the 

 said Supreme Court, on the 5th day of January, 1876, made the following 

 order upon such application in the premises, viz. : 



At a Special Term of the Supreme 

 Court of the State of New York held 

 at the Chambers thereof, in the Coun- 

 ty Court House, in the City of New 

 York, the 5th day of January, 1876 : 



Present — Hon. George C. Barrett, yusiice. 



In the matter of the Application of" 

 the Lyceum of Natural History in 

 the City of New York to authorize 

 it to assume the corporate name j. 

 of The New York Academy of j 

 Sciences. I 



J 

 On reading and filing the petition of the Lyceum of Natural History in 

 the City of New York, duly verified by John S. Newberry, the President and 



