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affairs of the faid corporation, there fhall be a Prefident, Vice- 

 Prefident, Treafurer and two Secretaries of the faid corporation, 

 who fhall hold their, offices from the time of their appointment 

 or eledtion, until the fecond Tuefday of January then next, and 

 until others fhall be chofen in their places. And that the faid 

 Robert R. Livingflon, is hereby appointed Prefident ; the faid 

 John Slofs Hobart, Vice-Prefident ; the faid Samuel Jones, 

 Treafurer, and the faid Samuel L. Mitchill and Saniuel Jones, 

 junior. Secretaries of the faid corporation ; and that their fuc- 

 ceifors in office Ihall hereafter be chofen by the members of the 

 faid corporation, in fuch manner and at fuch times and places, 

 as fliall be directed by the bye-laws of the faid corporation to be 

 made for that purpofe ; and that the Prefident or Vice-Prefident, 

 and any twelve or more of the members of the faid corporation, 

 fhall be fufficient to conftitute a legal meeting of the faid cor- 

 poration. 



And he it further enabled. That the members of the Legifla- 

 ture, who fhall not be fliled members of the faid corporation, be 

 neverthelefs in virtue of their flations, honorary members of the 

 faid corporation, and fhall fit but not vote as fuch for officers, or 

 have any voice in the difpofition of their funds. 



Mr. Mitchill communicated a letter from Mr. Woodrufl^ of 

 Albany, relative to the feeds of the Maple-Sugar Tree, and ac- 

 companied by a box of the feeds. Several of the members of 



