ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION 



THE SOCIETY OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS AND MARINE ENGINEERS 



State of New York^ 1 



City and County of New York. J 



We, the subscribers, Wm. H. Webb, Chas. H. Cramp, George E. Weed, H. Taylor 

 Cause, William T. Sampson, Horace See, Frank L. Fernald, Francis T. Bowles, 

 Washington L. Capps, Edwin D. Morgan, George W. Quintard, Harrington Put- 

 nam and Jacob 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. Qtiintard, 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 accord- 

 ance with the requirements thereof, certify as follows: — 



First. The name of title by which the Society shall be known in law is The Society . 

 OF Naval 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 Cause, 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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