Annual Reports 1875

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 affa

3mterna- soeum of aturat ttg

JOHN B TREVOR

JAMES M CONSTABLE

WM E DODGE, JR.JOSEPH W DREXEL

WILLIAM A HAINES ANDRREW H GREEN

THEODORE ROOSEVELT MORRIS K JESUP

SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT.

SINCE the establishment of our institution, each

prominent object to which the efforts of the Trustees

establishment of the Geological Department of the

authority, as to render it of high and permanent scientific value; and secondly to secure for our accom- modation the completion of the new edifice now in

The first of these objects has, we think, been

satis-factorily accomplished by the purchase of the private

the geological survey of the State of New York.

scientific men, that it needs only a brief reference, and

we are sure that the friends and promoters of the

enterprise in which we are engaged, will regard it as

a matter of congratulation that a collection so rich

popula-tion, and made accessible to all It constitutes a great

Museum in its special department, having more than

5,000 of its typical forms already illustrated, and

life-work As this work was done from the basis of the

were made from the Western States for the fuller and

more complete illustration and the fixing of the New

name, and no place or position in this country.

property of the Museum, will require a laborious and

careful survey of a great amount of material, of which

bers of very desirable duplicates will remain, which

can be made effective in valuable exchanges, and thus our Museum will be able to secure in this or related

in no other way The price paid for the Hall

Collec-tion is $65,000, of which sum $40,000 have already

our liberal-minded citizens to aid us in securing the

remainder.

At an early period of the present year the Trustees

addressed a memorial to the Legislature, in which

reference was made to the benefits which our

Institu-tion was designed to confer upon the public, as well

as to the cordial interest which is felt in its success by

large numbers of our citizens, and asking that the sum

of $200,000 be appropriated for equipping and

furnish-ing the new fire-proof edifice on Manhattan Square.

This measure, receiving the hearty co6peration of his

Honor the Mayor and the Comptroller of the City,

and of the Commissioners of the Department of lic Parks, was promptly passed by the Legislature.

com-pleted and ready for occupation early next summer.

num-ber and value of the latter being unusually large.

'the Department of Anthropology has been

years of sojourn and travel in Central and South

America; also in this department, to a former

Geo B Glover, of Shanghai.

Among the more important additions to our other

hundred fine skins of birds of North America, and

several mounted mammals.

Members, has provided for a limited corps of curators,

by the constant and rapid growth of our Museum,

be largely increased during the ensuing year.

stead-ily increasing T7he turnstile recently placed at the

of the popularity of the institution:

23d, 18,328

30th, 14,935

November 6th, 18,904

Whole number for October,70,846

Total for eight weeks, 128,943

who, while he possessed a nature in peculiar and

from the beginning the friend and zealous promoter

of the interests of this Museum, an institution whose

into the severe domain of science We shall miss

and the intercourse of the ever genial and courteous

CaCO

SECTION 1 John David Wolfe, Robert Colgate, Benjamin H Field,

RobertL Stuart, AdrianIselin, BenjaminB.Sherman, William A.Haines,Theodore Roosevelt, Howard Potter,WilliamT Blodgett,MorrisK Jesup,

D JacksonSteward,J.Pierpont Morgan,A.G.P.Dodge, Charles A Dana,

Joseph H Choate,and Henry Parish,and such personsas mayhereafterbecome members ofthe corporation hereby created, are herebycreated a

History," tobelocated in the City of New York, for the purpose of

estab-lishing and maintaining in said citya Museum and Library of Natural

History; of encouraging and developing the study of Natural Science; of

advancing the general knowledge ofkindred subjects,and to that end of

furnishing popularinstruction and recreation

SEc 2 Said Corporationshall have powertomakeandadoptationand By-Laws,and to make rules and regulationsfor theadmission,

Constitu-suspension,andexpulsionof itstnembers,and theirgovernment,thenumberand electionof itsofficers,andto definetheirduties, and for thesafekeep-

ing of its property, and, from time to time, to alter and modify suchConstitution,By-Laws,Rules and Regulations Untilan election shall beheldpursuanttosuch Constitution andBy-Laws,thepersons namedinthefirstsection ofkthisAct,shall be, and arehereby declaredtobethe TrusteesandManagers of saidCorporationand its property

SEc 3 Said Corporation maypurchase and hold,orlease any real and

personalestate necessary and proper for the purposes of itsincorporation,provided they shallnot hold real estatewhich shall exceed one hundred

thousanddollars in value

SEEC 4 SaidCorporationshallpossess the general powers,andbesubject

totherestrictionsand liabilitiesprescribedinthe Third Title of theeenthChapterof the First Part of the RevisedStatutes

Eight-SEC. 5 This Act shall takeeffect immediately

STATE OF NEW YORK,

Ihave compared the preceding with the original law on file inthis office,anddo hereby certifythat the same is a correct transcript therefrom, and

of the whole of saidoriginal law

Given under my hand and seal of office at the city of Albany,

s

SEAL F this fourteenth day of April, in the year one thousand eight

hundred andsixty-nine

Deputy Secretaryof State

At ameetingof theTrustees, held at the residence of Theodore Roosevelt,Esq., April 8th, 1869, the above charter was unanimouslyaccepted by a

majority of the Trustees

OF THE

mncritacm Xuseunm of Batural isttorgp

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 remaiiiing 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, andno 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 m.

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 atleast oneweek's written notice from

the Secretary, and shall, annually, at the quarterly meeting in

November, elect the officers and committees for the ensuing year They shall alsomeet at any other timetotransact special business

on a call of the Secretary, who shall issue such call whenever

re-quested so to do, in writing, by five Trustees orby the President, and give written notice toeach Trustee of such special meeting, and of the object thereof, at least three days before the meeting

is held.

ARTICLEIV

The officers of the said Corporation shall be a President, a First

and Second Vice-President, a Secretary and a Treasurer, an

Ex-ecutive Committee, an Auditing Committee, and a Finance mittee, all to be elected from the Trustees All these officers shall

Com-hold their offices for one year, and until their successors shall be elected.

The election of officers shall be by ballot, and the persons having

a majority of the votes cast, shall be deemed duly elected.

of the Museum, shall issue notices for all meetings of the Trustees,

and attend the same.

The Treasurer shall receive and disburse the funds of the Museum He shall keep the accounts of the Museum in books belonging to it, which shall be at all times opento the inspection

of the Trustees He shall report in writing, at each quarterly meeting of the Trustees, the balance of money on hand, and the

outstanding obligations of the Museum, as far as practicable; and shall make a full report, atthe annual meeting, of the receipts and disbursements of the past year, with such suggestions, as to the financial management of the Museum, as he may deem proper.

ARTICLE VI.

The Executive Committee shall consist of five, who shall have

the control and regulation of the Collections Library and other property of the Museum; and shall have powerto purchase, sell and exchange specimens and books, to eimploy agents, to regulate

the manner and terms of exhibiting the Museum to the public,

and generallytocarryoutin detail the directions of the Trustees; but the Executive Committee shall not incur any expense or liability for the Museum exceeding two thousand dollars at one time, or exceeding, in all, ten thousand dollars, in the interval

between the quarterly meetings of the Trustees, without the express

sanction of the Trustees.

The Auditing Committee shall consist of three, and it shall be their duty to examine and certify all bills presented against the

Corporation; andno bills shall be paid unless first approved in

writing byatleasttwomembers of this Committee.

ARTICLE VIII

The Finance Committee shall consist of three, including the

Treasurer, and it shall be their duty to take charge of and invest the funds of the Museum in its name, and to take all proper measures to provide means for its support.

ARTICLE IX.

A majority of the Trustees for the time being shall constitute a

quorum for the transaction of business, but five Trustees meeting

may adjourn and transact current business, subject to the quent approval of a meeting at which a quorum shall be present.

subse-ARTICLE X

By-Laws may, from time to time, be made by the Trustees, providing for the care and management of the property of the

Corporation, and for the government of its affairs.

Such By-Laws, when once adopted, may be amended at any

meeting of the Trustees by a vote ofa majority of those present,

after a month's notice in writing of such proposed amendment.

ARTICLE XI.

The contribution of two thousand five hundred dollars to the

funds of the Museum at one time, shall entitle the person giving

the same to be a Patron of the Museum.

The contribution of one thousand dollars, at one time, shall

en-title the person giving the same to be a Fellow in Perpetuity.

The contribution of five hundred dollars, at one time, shall entitle the person giving the same to be a Fellow for Life.

Any person may be elected by the Trustees to either of the

above degre~es, who shall have donated to the Museum Books or

Specimens to the value of twice the amount in money requisite to

his admission to the same degree, and the President and Secretary

shall issue Diplomas accordingly, under the seal of the Museum.

The Trustees may also elect Honorary Fellows of the Museum in

their discretion.

All persons receiving such degrees and diplomas shall be entitled,

at all times, to free admission to the Museum and its Exhibitions,

but shall not, by virtue of such degrees or diplomas,, become

members of the Corporation.

No alterations shall be made in this Constitution, unless at a

regular quarterly meeting of the Trustees; nor by the votes of

less than two-thirds of all the Trustees; nor without notice in

writing of the proposed alteration, embodying the amendment proposed to be made, having been given at a regular meeting.

BY-LAWSN.

Patrons giving $2500 are each entitled to 10 Complimentary Season Tickets, 1 Subscriber's Ticket, and 10 Tickets for a single admission.

Fellows in Perpetuity giving $1000 are each entitled to 5

Com-plimentary Season Tickets, 1 Subscriber's Ticket, and 10 Tickets

for a single admission.

Fellows for Life giving $500 are each entitled to 4 mentary Season Tickets, 1 Subscriber's Ticket, and 10 Tickets for

Compli-a single admission.

Members giving $250 are each entitled to 3 Complimentary Season Tickets, 1 Subscriber's Ticket, and 10 Tickets fora single

admission.

Associate Members giving $100 are each entitled to 2

Compli-mentary Season Tickets, 1 Subscriber's Ticket, and 10 Tickets for

No gentleman shall hereafter be eligible to the position of a

Trustee who shall not be a " Fellow in Perpetuity" of the Museum,

unless by a unanimous vote ofaquorum of the Board-excepting

Trustees ex-offico.

i874

November 18-Mastodon's Tooth, presented by Mr Root

Decemnber 9-DR E H DAVIS

One BoxMinerals-Collected by Dr Berendt in Mexico

One BoxFluviatileShells

MRS GWYNNE

Collectionof Shells and Minerals

21-A R YOUNG

OneStone Axe,Southport, Conn

One ObsidianLanceHead,Ohio

OneSpider

SixteenSpecimens Algae

One Mummyof Crocodile, Egypt

" 30-CAT CHAS P MERRITT.

Collection of ShellsfromMontevideo

OneLota inornata

15-REV L HOLZER, ChurchoftheHoly Redeemer, N Y

Tarandusrangifer (Reindeer.) Two very fine specimens

of SkinsfromFinmarken, Lapland.

Aseries of Photographs of the Costumes of Laplanders

February 1-GEO W LAWRENCE

Copy"ProceedingsLyceumNaturalHistory,"NewYork,containing "Birds of Costa Rica."

OneFelis caracal Hab India

Felis chaus,Boyos Country,Abyssinia

Felismitis, Brazil

Felisserval,SierraLeone

Felisjavanensis,Sumatra

Fellscaffra,Capeof GoodHope

Wash-ington,D C

"VereinfurNaturkunde." Weisbaden

"Mittheilungen des Naturevissen schaftlichen Vereins furSteiermark." 1873

"Vierteljahrsschrift de Naturforschenden GesellsehaftinZurich." 1873

"Verhandlungen der K.K.Geologischen Reichsanstalt."

April29.-A W.VOGDES,U.S.Army

Audubon's "Synopsisof Birds ofAmerica."

May 1.-DR SAMUEL W FRANCIS, Newport,R I

OneTorpedoFish

Two Skulls and two femora of Maoris, from ChathamIslands

14-PROF CHARLES RAU

One implement of war, with carved handleand stone axe

attached NewZealand

One large war club *New Zealand

One small " " " "

OneSword,with shark's teeth Pacific Islands

" Received from theRegents of theUniversityof the State of NewYork,Albany

Thetenth tothetwenty-second, inclusive, of the "AnnualReports on the condition of the State Cabinet of Nat-uralHistory Albany, 1857to1869

One vol."BeifriagezurkundeSteiermarkischer

Julne 10-Receivedfrcm State Geological Collection, Albany,throughProf

JamesHall, Curator

Threephotographs of the Cohoes Mastodon

30-S. K SATIERLEE,Rye, N Y

Reptilesfrom NewEngland.

Two fine Trilobites

5-OTTO M BUEHLER, N Y

Photographsof Chatham Islands, taken on the Transit of

VenusExpedition

" "-Received from theROYALCOLLEGE OFSURGEONS, London,Eng.

Onevol "Observations onGeology." JohnHunter

"Catalogueof Fossil Plants."

Invertebrata."

"" " Reptilla and Pisces."

" "Memoir on theMylodon."

" Physiology Gallery Vol I

LakeSuperiorDistrict

10-THEOPHILUS KRAMER, Houston,Texas.

Eggs of the "Phrynosomma (Orbiculare)Mexicana," inalcohol

September 15-JOHN H KEMP, New York

One large birch-bark Canoe, with paddles,made by thePenobscotIndians ofMaine

18-W A CONKLIN, New York

One specimenof Amphioxus, fromNaples,Italy

24-JAMES JACKSON, Paris,France

One piece Granite, from St Francis Harbor, Granby

Is-land, Coast of Labrador

OnepieceGranite,from LobsterBay, Coast of Labrador

Fourpieces Amazonite, from BadBay, "

Onepair each ofEsquimaux boots andmittens, fromSt.Francis Harbor,Granby Island, Coast of Labrador

OnespecimenQuartz

Twospecimensof the Echinus fromSt.Thomas,W.I

"-JOHN H KEMP, New York

Onelarge specinen of fossilCoral.