CONSTITUTION 



American Museum of Natural History, 



IN THE CITY OK 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 man- 

 age 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 

 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 quarter- 

 ly meeting in February, elect the officers and committees for 

 the ensuing year. They shall also meet at any other time 



