{March & April1885. BULLETIN BROOKLYN ENTOM. SOC. VOL. VII. 153 
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION. 
STATE OF NEW YORK, re 
COUNTY OF KINGS. ; 
We, Edward L. Gref, George D. Hulst,: John B. Smith, Berthold 
Neumcegen, Charles W. Leng and Christopher H. Roberts, all of full 
age, citizens of the United States and of the State of New York, do here- 
by certify that we desire to form a Society pursuant to the provisions of 
an act entitled ‘‘An Act for the Incorporation of benevolent, charitable, 
scientificand missionary Societies”, ier April 12, 1848, and the several 
acts extending and amending said act. 
_ That the corporate name of said Society shall be the ‘Brooklyn 
Entomological Society”. 
That the object, for which the Society is to be formed, is the ad- 
vancement of the science of Entomology i in all its branches. ee A 
That the term of the existence of said Society i is to be fifty years. 
That the number of trustees that shall manage the affairs of the 
Society i is seven and they shall be termed the Executive Committee. 
That the names of the trustees or members of the Executive Com- 
mittee who shall manage the affairs of the Society, for the first year of its 
corporate existence are: Edward L. Gref, Fredk. Tepper, George D. 
‘Hulst, Henry Edwards, Berthold Neumcegen, ligne B. Smith and Christ- 
opher H. Roberts. 
That the name of the City and County in 1 which the operations of 
said Society are to be carried on, are the City, of Brooklyn and County 
of Kings. 
In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands this 13th oe 
of January 1885. 
_Epw. L. Grazr, Gro. D. Hutst, Joun B. Situ, 
BrerTHOLD Neumorcen, Cuas. W. Lene, CurisTopHeR EH. Ropers. 
STATE OF NEW YORK, 
CITY OF BROOKLYN, SS, 
COUNTY OF KINGS. 
On this 13th day of January 1885, before me peels came and “appeared 
Edward L. Greef, George D. Hulst and John B. Smith to me known to be three of the 
individuals described in and who executed the foregoing certificate, and they severally 
before me signed the said certificate and acknowledged that they executed the same 
for the purposes therein mentioned. 
Rs ARCHIBALD C. WEEKS, 
Notary Public, Kings County. 
