ORGANIZATION 5 



Paulding, Corresponding Secretary; William Cooper,. Record- 

 ing Secretary ; Benjamin P. Kissam, Treasurer, and John 

 Torrey, William Cumberland, D'Jurco V. Knevels, James 

 Clements and James Pierce, Curators ; severally to be the first 

 officers of the said corporation, who shall hold their respective 

 offices until the twenty-third day of February next, and until 

 others shall be chosen in their places. 



5. And be it further enacted, That the present Constitution of 

 the said Association shall, after passing of this Act, continue to 

 be the Constitution thereof; and that no alteration shall be 

 made therein, unless by a vote to that effect of three-fourths of 

 the resident members, and upon the request in writing of one- 

 third of such resident members, and submitted at least one 

 hionth before any vote shall be taken thereupon. 



State of Neiv York, Secretary's Office. 



I CERTIFY the preceding to be a true copy of an original Act 



of the Legislature of this State, on file in this Office. 



ARCH'D CAMPBELL, 



Dep. Sec'y. 

 Albany, April 2g, 1 8 1 8. 



ORDER OF COURT. 



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, in pursuance of the vote and proceedings of this 

 Corporation to change the corporate name thereof from "The 



