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CONSTITUTION 



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 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 



