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 

 appropriation 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, 1915, 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 commissioner of parks for the boroughs of 

 Manhattan and Richmond for the public educational work of the Amer- 

 ican museum of natural history, for the keeping, preservation and ex- 

 hibition 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 there- 

 from and of the whole of said original law. 



Francis M. Hugo, 

 Secretary of State. 



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