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CONSTITUTION 



OF THE 



MERICAN |[uSEUM OF JJaTURAL JlSTORY, 



IN THE CITY OF NEW-YORK. 



AETICLE 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 Cor- 

 poration, 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 

 one week, specifying that such election is to be held, and 

 the vacancy 5 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 



