CONSTITUTION 



American ilnseitm of Statural 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 resig- 

 nation, 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 Trus- 

 tees, on written notice of not less than one 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 November, elect the 

 officers and committees for the ensuing year. They shall also meet at 

 any other time to transact special business on a call of the Secretary, 

 who shall issue such call whenever requested so to do, in writing, by 

 five Trustees or by the President, and give written notice to each 

 Trustee of such special meeting, and of the object thereof, at least 

 three days before the meeting is held. 



