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supervision of said party of the first part shall extend in, through 

 and about said building. That the said party of the second part 

 may appoint, direct, control and remove all persons employed 

 within said building, and in and about the care of said building, 

 and the museum, library and collections therein contained. 



Eighthly. — That said party of the second part may, at any 

 time, after the expiration of three, and before the expiration of 

 six, months from the date of the service of a notice in writing 

 to said party of the first part, its successor or successors, or to 

 the Mayor of the City of New York, of its intention so to do, 

 quit and surrender the said premises and remove all its property 

 therefrom ; and upon and after such notice, the said party of the 

 second part shall and will, at the expiration of the said six months, 

 quietly and peaceably yield up and surrender unto the said party 

 of the first part and its successors all and singular the aforesaid 

 demised premises. And it is expressly understood and agreed by 

 and between the parties hereto that if the said party of the second 

 part shall omit to do, perform, fulfill or keep any or either of the 

 covenants, articles, clauses and agreements, matters and things 

 herein contained, which on its part are to be done, performed, 

 fulfilled or kept, according to the true intent and meaning of these 

 presents, then and from thenceforth this grant and demise shall 

 be utterly null and void. And in such case it shall and may be 

 lawful for said Department to serve or cause to be served on the 

 said party of the second part a notice in writing declaring that 

 the said grant hereinbefore made has become utterly null and void 

 and thereupon the said party of the first part, its successor or suc- 

 cessors (ninety days' time being first given to the said party of 

 the second part to remove its property therefrom), may reenter, 

 and shall again have, repossess and enjoy the premises afore- 

 mentioned, the same as in their first and former estate, and in like 

 manner as though these presents had never been made, without 

 let or hindrance of the said party of the second part, anything 

 here contained to the contrary notwithstanding. 



Ninthly. — And it is further expressly understood and agreed, 

 by and between the parties hereto, that this agreement may be 

 wholly canceled and annulled, or, from time to time, altered, 

 or modified, as may be agreed, in writing, between the said par- 



