FOR ADDITIONAL MAINTENANCE OF 

 THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 



LEGAL ENACTMENTS OF 1915 



By the Legislature 



Chapter 312. 



An Act to amend chapter two hundred and ninety-two of the laws of 

 nineteen hundred and five, entitled "An act to authorize a further appro- 

 priation for the maintenance of the American museum of natural history 

 in the Central park of the city of New York," generally. 



Became a law April 14, 191 5, with the approval of the Governor. 

 Passed, three-fifths being present. 



Accepted by the City, 



The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly \ 

 do enact as follows : 



Section i. Section one of chapter two hundred and ninety-two of the 

 laws of nineteen hundred and five, entitled "An act to authorize a further 

 appropriation for the maintenance of the American museum of natural history 

 in the Central park of the city of New York," is hereby amended to read as 

 follows : 



§ 1. The board of estimate and apportionment of the city of New York 

 may annually include in the budget for the then next ensuing financial year 

 such sum or sums of money as it shall, in its discretion, deem necessary and 

 proper to be applied by the department of parks of said city through the com- 

 missioner of parks for the boroughs of Manhattan and Richmond for the 

 public educational work of the American museum of natural history, for the 

 keeping, preservation and exhibition of the collections in the buildings in the 

 Central park in said city that now are or hereafter may be occupied by said 

 museum, and for the maintenance of the said buildings and equipment thereof, 

 in addition to the sum or sums now authorized by law for such purposes. 



§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately. 



State of New York, ) , 



Office of the Secretary of State. ) 



I have compared the preceding with the original law on file in this office, 

 and do hereby certify that the same is a correct transcript therefrom and of 

 the whole of said original law. 



Francis M. Hugo, 



Secretary of State, 



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