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hold real or personal estate, by gift, grant, devise, or purchase, or 
otherwise, and the same or any part thereof to alien and convey: 
Provided, That the corporation hereby created shall not, at any one 
time, hold real estate the value of which shall exceed ^100,000. 
Section 6. The said Society shall have power to elect Correspond- 
ing and Honorary members thereof, in the various parts of the State, 
and of the several United States, and also in foreign countries, at their 
discretion; and Hosmer A. Johnson, or any other person named in 
this act, is hereby authorized and empowered to notify and call 
together the first meeting of said Society, with power to adjourn from 
time to time, as may be found necessary. 
Section 7. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after 
its passage. 
(Signed) F. Corwin, 
Speaker of the House of Bepresentatives. 
Approved March 31, 1869. (Signed) J. Dougherty, 
Speaker of the Senate. 
(Signed) John M. Palmer. 
UNITED STATES OF AMEKICA,! Office of Secretary. 
State of Illinois. j 
I, Edward Rummel, Secretary of State of Illinois, do hereby 
certify that the foregoing is a true copy of an act to incorporate the 
State Microscopical Society of Illinois — approved March 31st, 1869 — 
now on file in this of&ce. 
In witness whereof, I hereto set my hand and afiix the Great Seal 
of State, at the City of Springfield, this 8th day of April, a.d. 1869. 
(Signed) Edward Rummel, 
Secretary of State. ^ 
