of the said society, assembling at the place and time desig- 

 nated for that purpose, by any by-law or regulation of the so- 

 ciety, shall constitute a legal meeting thereof. 



And he it further enacted, That Samuel L. Mitchill shall be 

 the president ; Caspar W. Eddy the first vice-president; Fre- 

 derick C. Schaeffer the second vice-president ; Nathaniel 

 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 re- 

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

 and until others shall be chosen in their places. 



And he 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 month before any vote shall be taken thereupon. 



Slate of New- 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, 



Albany, April 29th, 1818. Dep. Sec'ry. 



