MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY. [Mar. 



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Boston, January 25th, 1865. 



To the Honorable the Senate and the House of Representatives : 



The Trustees of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, on 

 the 26th day of October last, passed this vote : 



" Voted, That the Secretary communicate to the legislature the An- 

 nual Report of Professor Agassiz, with a statement of the proceedings 

 of this Board for the year past." 



The by-laws of the Trustees have been amended, by adding 

 a proviso to the 11th article, in the following words : # 



"Provided, That five Trustees shall form a quorum at the stated 

 quarterly meetings in April, July, and October ; but such quorum shall 

 not have authority to make any appropriation beyond ordinary income 

 actually received." 



Mr. Samuel G-. Ward resigned the offices of treasurer and 

 trustee, and his resignation was accepted on the 15th day of 

 February last, when the Board adopted the following votes : 



" Voted, That the thanks of this Board be presented to Samuel G. 

 Ward, Esq., for his valuable and faithful services as treasurer and 

 trustee, since the organization of the Board ; the Trustees recognizing^ 

 at the same time, the care and accuracy with which the books of the 

 treasurer have been kept by Mr. Harris. 



" Voted, That a copy of the above vote be communicated to Mr. 

 Ward by the secretary, with a request that a copy be given to Mr. 

 Harris." 



