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“ The museums and libraries of said Corporation shall be open 
and free to the public and private schools of the City of New 
York at all reasonable times and open to the public on such terms 
of admission as shall be approved by the Mayor of the City and 
the Park Commissioner of the Borough of Brooklyn. 
" PETICER. 1 
“ Membership 
“Section 1. The membership of the Brooklyn Institute of 
Arts and Sciences shall comprise Benefactors, Patrons, Donors, 
Permanent Members, Life Members, Honorary Members, Fel- 
lows, Corresponding Members, Sustaining Members, Associate 
Members, Museum Members, and Botanic Garden Members. 
“Section 2. The contribution or devise, according to the 
amount donated by him to the funds of the Institute in cash or 
securities, collections in art or science, or other property which 
shall be estimated by the Board of Trustees to be fully worth the 
stms named below, shall qualify the donor to be elected to one 
of the following classes of membership, viz. : 
“ BENEFACTOR, upon payment of $100,000 or over. 
“ PaTRON, upon payment of $25,000, or over up to $100,000. 
“Donor, upon payment of $10,000, or over up to $25,000. 
“ PERMANENT MEMBER upon payment of $2,500. Permanent 
members shall be entitled to transfer their membership by will 
or other legal process. 
“Lire MEMBER, upon payment of $500. 
“Any person being elected to one of the above classes of 
membership may, if he desire, have the option of designating a 
particular Department of the Institute under which he shall be 
enrolled. 
“Section 6. SUSTAINING MeEMBErS, who shall be entitled to 
all the privileges of Associate Members, Museum Members, and 
Botanic Garden Members, may also be elected by the Board of 
Trustees. There shall be no registration fee for Sustaining 
Members. Their Annual Dues shall be Twenty-five Dollars 
($25) which shall be apportioned, as directed by the Trustees, 
among the three Departments of the Institute. 
