CONSTITUTION 



OF THE 



American Museum of Natural History, 



IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK. 



ARTICLE I. 



This Corporation shall be styled the American Museum of 

 Natural History. 



ARTICLE II. 



The several persons named in the charter, and such others as 

 they may add to their number, which shall not exceed twenty- 

 five in all at one time, shall be the Trustees to manage the affairs, 

 property, and business of the Corporation, and in case of the 

 death, accepted resignation, or removal from the State of any 

 Trustee, a new Trustee shall be elected to fill his place by the 

 remaining Trustees ; but no election of a Trustee shall be held 

 except at a quarterly meeting of the Trustees, on written notice 

 of not less than qne week, specifying that such election is to be 

 held, and the vacancy which is to be filled ; and every election of 

 Trustees shall be by ballot, and no person shall be deemed to be 

 elected a Trustee unless he shall receive the votes of at least 

 three-fourths of the Trustees present. 



ARTICLE III. 



The Trustees shall meet quarterly, on the second Monday of 

 every February, May, August, and November, at an hour and 

 place to be designated, on at least one week's written notice from 

 the Secretary, and shall annually, at the quarterly meeting in Feb- 

 ruary, elect the officers and committees for the ensuing year. 

 They shall also meet at any other time to transact special busi- 



