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lating the places and times of meeting of the said society, for 

 suspending or expelling such members as shall neglect or re- 

 fuse to comply with the by-laws or regulations, and for man- 

 aging and directing the affairs and concerns of the said soci- 

 ety : Provided, such by-laws and regulations be not repug- 

 nant to the constitution and laws of this state or of the Uni- 

 ted States. 



And be it further enacted, That the officers of the said so- 

 ciety shall consist of a president, two vice-presidents, a cor- 

 responding secretary, a recording secretary, a treasurer, three 

 curators, and a draftsman, and such other officers as the said 

 society may deem necessary, who shall be annually chosen, 

 and who shall continue in office for one year, or until others 

 shall be elected in their stead ; that if the annual election 

 shall not be held on any of the days for that purpose appoint- 

 ed, it shall be lawful to make such election on any other day, 

 and that five members of the said society assembled at the 

 place and time designated for that purpose by the constitu- 

 tion, by-laws, or resolutions of said society, shall constitute 

 a legal meeting thereof ; and that in case a vacancy shall 

 take place between the annual meetings, then it shall be law- 

 ful to fill such vacancy at any regular meeting, and the per- 

 son or persons so chosen shall continue in office until the next 

 annual meeting, or until others shall be elected in their stead. 



And be it further enacted, That Stephen Van Rensselaer 

 shall be the president, Theodric Romeyn Beck the first vice- 

 president, Simeon De Witt Bloodgood the second vice-pre- 

 sident, Lewis C. Beck, corresponding secretary, Matthew 

 Henry Webster, recording secretary, Frederick Mathews, 

 treasurer, Richard Varick De Witt, James Eights and Mat- 

 thew Henry Webster, curators, and James Eights, drafts- 

 man, severally to be the first officers of the said corporation, 

 who shall hold their respective offices until the fourth Mon- 

 day of January next, and until others shall be chosen in their 

 places. 



And be it further enacted, That the present constitution 

 of the said society shall, after the passing of this act, contin- 

 ue to be the constitution thereof, and that no alteration shall 

 be made therein unless it be proposed in writing at some sta- 

 ted meeting, one month before it is acted upon, and shall be 

 decided by a majority of three-fourths of the members pres- 



And be it further enacted, That the legislature may at any 

 time modify or repeal this act. 



