ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION 
THE SOCIETY OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS AND MARINE ENGINEERS 
State oF NEw York, 
City AND County oF NEw York. 
We, the subscribers, Wm. H. WEBB, Cuas. H. Cramp, Georce E. Weep, H. TAyLor 
GausE, WILLIAM T. Sampson, Horace SEE, FRANK L. FERNALD, Francis T. BOWLEs, 
Wasuincton L. Capps, Epwin D. Morcan, GrorceE W. QuinTarp, HaArrincton Put- 
Nam and Jacos W. MILLER, being persons of full age and citizens of the United States, of 
whom a majority—namely, William H. Webb, George E. Weed, Horace See, Edwin D. 
Morgan, George W. Quintard, Harrington Putnam, Frank L. Fernald, and Jacob W. Miller 
are citizens of and residents of and within this State, desiring to associate ourselves for 
scientific purposes under, and pursuant to, an Act of the State of New York providing for 
the incorporation of benevolent, charitable, scientific, and missionary societies, passed April 
12, 1848, and the several acts amending or supplementing the same, do hereby, in accordance 
with the requirements thereof, certify as follows :— 
First. The name of title by which the Society shall be known in law is THE Society 
or Navat ARCHITECTS AND MarinE ENGINEERS. 
Second. The particular business and objects of such Society are the promotion of 
practical and scientific knowledge in the arts of shipbuilding and marine engineering and the 
allied professions, and in furtherance of this object, to hold meetings for social intercourse 
among its members, and the reading and discussion of professional papers, and to circulate 
by means of publication the knowledge thus obtained. . 
Third. The number of directors, trustees, or managers to manage the Society shall 
be seven, and shall consist of a President, a Secretary, and five Members of Council. 
Fourth. The names of the trustees, directors, or managers of the Society for the first 
year of its existence are:—President, Clement A. Griscom; Secretary, Washington L. Capps; 
Members of Council, Francis T. Bowles, H. Taylor Gause, Chas. H. Loring, Lewis Nixon, 
Harrington Putnam. 
Fifth. The business of the Society is to be conducted, and its place of business and 
principal office is to be located, in the City and County of New York. 
In WitNEss WHEREOF we have made, signed and acknowledged this Certificate, this 
28th day of April, 1893. 
WILLIAM H. WEBB. FRANCIS T. BOWLES. 
CHAS. H. CRAMP. W. L. CAPPS. 
H. T. GAUSE. E. D. MORGAN. 
GEORGE E. WEED. GEORGE W. QUINTARD. 
W. T. SAMPSON. HARRINGTON PUTNAM. - 
HORACE SEE. J. W. MILLER. 
F. L. FERNALD. 
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