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affixed thereto by order of the Board of Trustees of said American 

 Museum of Natural History, and that he signed his name thereto by the 

 like order, as President of said Museum. 



W. C. BESSON, 

 [seal.] (73) Notary Public N. Y. Co. 



Recorded in the office of the Register of the City and County of 

 New York in Liber 1426 of Cons., page 402, February 16, A. D. 1878, 

 at 9 o'clock a. m., and examined. 

 Witness my hand and official seal, 



FREDERICK W. LOEW, 

 [seal.] Register. 



Note. — July 25, 1892, by consent of the Trustees, section fourth was modified 

 to enable the Trustees to open the Museum free to the public "throughout the year, 

 excepting Mondays, but including Sunday afternoons and two evenings of each week." 



June 29, 1893, by consent of the Trustees, section fourth was modified to enable 

 the Trustees to open the Museum free of charge to the public "throughout the year 

 for five days in each week, one of which shall be Sunday afternoon, and also two 

 evenings of each week." 



