ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION. 
THE SOCIETY OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS AND MARINE ENGINEERS. 
STATE OF NEw York, 
City AND County oF NEw oe 
We, the subscribers, Wm. H. Wesp, Cuas. H. Cramp, GEorcE E. WEED, 
H. TayLor Gause, Witiiam T. Sampson, Horace SEE, Frank JL. FERNALD, 
Francis T. BOWLES, WASHINGTON I,. Capps, Epwin D. Morcan, GEorRGE W. 
QUINTARD, HARRINGTON Putnam and Jacosp 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 or title by which the Society shall be known in law is THE 
SocrETy 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 engi- 
neering 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 profes- 
sional 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 Certif- 
icate, 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. lL. FERNALD. 
