CONSTITUTION 



OF THE 



American Museum of Natural History, 



IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK. 



ARTICLE I. 



This Corporation shall be styled The American Museum of 

 Natural History. 



ARTICLE II. 



The several persons named in the charter, and such others 

 as they may add to their number, which shall not exceed 

 twenty-five in all at one time, shall be the Trustees to manage 

 the affairs, property and business of the Corporation, and in 

 case of the death or accepted resignation of any Trustee, a 

 new Trustee shall be elected to fill his place by the remaining 

 Trustees; but no election of a Trustee shall be held except at 

 a quarterly meeting of the Trustees, on written notice of not 

 less than one week, specifying that such election is to be held, 

 and the vacancy which is to be filled; and every election of 

 Trustees shall be by ballot, and no person shall be deemed to 

 be elected a Trustee, unless he shall receive the votes of at 

 least three-fourths of the Trustees present. 



ARTICLE III. 



The Trustees shall meet quarterly, on the second Monday 

 of every February, May, August and November, at an hour 

 and place to be designated, on at least one week's written 

 notice from the Secretary, and shall annually, at the quarterly 

 meeting in February, elect the officers and committees for 

 the ensuing year. They shall also meet at any other time to 

 transact special business on a call of the Secretary, who shall 



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