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. Wess, Cuas. H. Cramp, Grorce E. Weep, H. Taytor 
Gause, WiLLiAm T. Sampson, Horace SEE, FRANK L. FERNALD, Francis T. Bow es, 
WasHincton L. Capps, Epwin D. Morcan, GrorcE W. QuINnTarD, Harrincton 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, pro- 
viding 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 or title by which the Society shall be known in law is THE Society 
oF Nava 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 inter- 
course 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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