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Corporation and for the government of its affairs, and may be 

 amended at any meeting of the Trustees by a vote of a majority 

 of those present, after a month's notice in writing of such pro- 

 posed amendment. 



ARTICLE XII 



The incorporators of The American Museum of Natural 

 History shall be designated as Founders of the Museum. 



Any person contributing or devising $50,000 in cash, securi- 

 ties or property to the funds of the Museum may be elected a 

 Benefactor of the Museum. 



Any person contributing $25,000 in cash, securities or prop- 

 erty to the funds of the Museum may be elected an Associate 

 Founder of the Museum, who after being so elected shall have 

 the right in perpetuity to appoint the successor in such associate 

 foundership. 



Any person contributing $10,000 to the funds of the Museum 

 may be elected an Associate Benefactor of the Museum, who 

 after being so elected shall have the right in perpetuity to appoint 

 the successor in such associate benefactorship. 



Any person contributing $1,000 to the funds of the Museum, 

 at one time, may be elected a Patron of the Museum, who after 

 being so elected shall have the right in perpetuity to appoint the 

 successor in such patronship. 



Any person contributing $500 to the funds of the Museum, 

 at one time, may be elected a Fellow of the Museum, who after 

 being so elected shall have the right to appoint one successor in 

 such fellowship. 



No appointment of a successor shall be valid unless the same 

 shall be in writing, endorsed on the certificate, or by the last 

 will and testament. 



Any person contributing $100 to the funds of the Museum, 

 at one time, may be elected a Life Member of the Museum. 



Any person may be elected to the above degrees who shall 

 have given to the Museum books or specimens which shall have 

 been accepted by the Executive Committee, or by the President, 

 to the value of twice the amount in money requisite to his admis- 

 sion to the same degree. 



Benefactors, Associate Founders, Associate Benefactors, 

 Patrons, Fellows and Life Members shall be elected by the Board 



