236 Contract 



State of New York, \ . 



City and County of New York, j b& ' " 



On this 12th day of February, in the year 1878, before me personally 

 came James F. Wenman, President of the Department of Public Parks 

 of the City of New York, and William Irwin, Secretary of the said De- 

 partment of Public Parks, with both of whom I am personally ac- 

 quainted, and both of whom being by me duly sworn, said that they 

 reside in the City and County of New York; that the said James F. 

 Wenman is the President, and the said William Irwin is the Secretary 

 of the said Department of Public Parks, and that they signed their 

 names to the foregoing agreement by order of the Board of Commis- 

 sioners of the said Department of Public Parks, as such President and 

 Secretary. 



W. C. BESSON, 



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



State of New York, ) . 



City and County of New York, J "• ' 



On this 12th day of February, in the year 1878, before me personally 

 came Robert L. Stuart, the President of the American Museum of 

 Natural History, with whom I am personally acquainted, who being by 

 me duly sworn, said that he resides in the City and County of New 

 York, that he is the President of the American Museum of Natural 

 History, and that he knows the corporate seal of said museum, that the 

 seal affixed to the foregoing agreement is such corporate seal, that it is 

 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. 



NoTB. — 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." 



