ber must pay shall forfeit at any years there stored, on every the same rights and privileges as the members herein particularly named are entitled to by virtue of these presents. And likewise, we do will, ordain, direct and require, that each Every memand every of the members for the time being of our said corpo- yearly, on the first Tuesday ration, shall, on the first Tuesday in May next, and yearly, on the of May, ten first Tuesday in May, in every year for ever hereafter, pay to the shillings. treasurer for the time being of the said corporation, the sum of ten shillings, current money of New-York, for the use of the said library; and in case any of the said yearly sums of ten If in arrear, and unpaid shillings shall at any time or times hereafter be in arrear and for 30 days, unpaid, by the space of thirty days next after any of the days the member on which the same ought to be paid, that then the person or all his rights, persons from whom the same shall be due and payable, shall at, but may thereupon forfeit, and be utterly excluded from all his or their within five rights and privileges in and to the said library and corporation, after, be rebut shall at any time within five years thereafter, upon payment paying all arof all the arrears due to the time of payment, to be restored to rears. his and their respective rights and privileges in the said library and corporation, as if no such forfeiture had happened: and lastly, we do by these presents, for us, our heirs and successors, give and grant to the trustees of The New-York Society Library, and their successors for ever,.that this our present charter shall be deemed, adjudged and construed, in all cases, most favourably, and for the best benefit and advantage of our said corporation; and that this our present grant, being entered on record, as is herein after expressed, shall be for ever hereafter good and effectual in the law, according to our royal intent and meaning herein before declared, and without any other license, grant or confirmation from us, our heirs or successors hereafter, by the said corporation to be had or obtained, notwithstanding any misrecitals, non-recitals, not-naming or mis-naming of any the aforesaid offices, franchises, privileges, immunities, or other the premises, or any of them, and although no writ of ad quod damnum, or other writs, inquisitions or precepts, hath been upon this occasion had, made, issued or prosecuted; any statute, act, ordinance or provision, or other matter or thing to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding. In Tested. testimony whereof we have caused these our letters to be made patent, and the great seal of our said province to be hereunto affixed, and the same to be entered on record in our secretary's office, for our said province of New-York, in one of the books of patents there remaining. Witness our trusty and well be- Dated 9th loved William Tryon, Esq., our captain general and governor in 1772. 13th chief in and over our said province of New-York, and the territories depending thereon in America, chancellor and vice-admiral of the same, at our fort, in our city of New-York, by and with the advice and consent of our council for our said province of NewYork, the ninth day of November, in the year of our Lord one November, Geo. III. Sess. xii. ch. 26. thousand seven hundred and seventy-two, and of our reign the thirteenth. CLARKE. WILLIAM TRYON. INDORSED. NEW-YORK, SECRETARY'S OFFICE, 25th November, 1772. The within Charter or Letters Patent, are recorded in this Office, in Lib. Patents, No. 16, Page 299, &c. GW. BANYAR, D. Sec'ry. AN ACT To remove DOUBTS respecting the CHARTER granted to the Members of THE NEW-YORK SOCIETY LIBRARY.-Passed the 18th February, 1789. WHEREAS the operation of the charter granted to the members of The New-York Society Library, incorporating them by the name of The Trustees of the New-York Society Library, bearing date the ninth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-two, was suspended during the war lately waged by the King of Great Britain against the United States of America: In order, therefore, to remove doubts respecting the said corporation, Be it enacted by the people of the state of New-York, represented in senate and assembly, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the said charter, and all and singular the estates, rights, powers, authorities, liberties, privileges, franchises and immunities thereby granted, and which the said corporation and the members thereof did, or might lawfully hold, exercise and enjoy, on the nineteenth day of April, in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five, by virtue of the said charter, shall be, continue and endure in full force, virtue and efficacy, to all intents, constructions and purposes in the law whatsoever, notwithstanding any non-user or mis-user thereof, or any part thereof, between the eighteenth day of April, in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five, and the day of the passing of this act; and that the members of the said corporation, and their legal representatives under the said charter, and each of them, shall have, hold and enjoy, and be fully able and capable in the law to exercise all and singular the rights, powers and authorities to them belonging, by virtue or in consequence of the said charter, although the yearly sums which ought to have been paid by them, or any of them, according to the said charter, may be in arrear and unpaid; and all such yearly payments and sums as have become due and payable, and now remain in arrear and unpaid, are hereby remitted to the members of the said corporation; and that Robert R. Livingston, Henry Remsen, Robert Watts, Brockholst Livingston, Samuel Jones, Peter Ketteltas, Walter Rutherford, Matthew Clarkson, Samuel Bard, Hugh Gaine, Daniel C. Verplanck and Edward Griswold, shall be, and hereby are declared and appointed the present trustees of the said library and corporation, and shall hold, possess and enjoy their said offices, until the last Tuesday in April now next ensuing, and until other fit persons shall be elected and chosen in their places, according to the said charter. AN ACT ch. 29. To enable the TRUSTEES of the NEW-YORK SOCIETY LIBRARY to Sess. XXV. increase the Yearly Sums payable on the Shares of the said Library.-Passed March 8th, 1802. Be it enacted by the people of the state of New-York, represented in senate and assembly, That it shall and may be lawful for the trustees of The New-York Society Library, in the city of New-York, for the time being, on the first Tuesday of May next, and yearly, on the first Tuesday of May, in every year thereafter, to demand and receive from the members of the said society, a sum not exceeding two dollars and fifty cents for each and every right or share in the said library; and in case any of the said yearly sums of two dollars and fifty cents shall at any time thereafter be in arrear or unpaid, for thirty days next after any of the days on which the same ought to have been paid, then the person or persons from whom the same shall be due, shall be subject to the like forfeiture of their rights and privileges in the said library, as is mentioned and provided in the charter of the said society. AN ACT To enable the Trustees of the NEW-YORK SOCIETY LIBRARY to increase the Yearly Sums payable on the Shares of the said Library.-Passed March 5th, 1819. Be it enacted by the people of the state of New-York, represented in senate and assembly, That it shall and may be lawful for the trustees of The New-York Society Library, in the city of NewYork, for the time being, on the first Tuesday of May next, and yearly, on the first Tuesday of May, in every year thereafter, to demand and receive from the members of the said society the sum of one dollar and fifty cents, in addition to the sum of two dollars and fifty cents, which they are now authorized by law to demand and receive for each and every right and share in the said library, making together the yearly sum of four dollars; and in case any of the yearly sums of four dollars shall at any time thereafter be in arrear and unpaid for thirty days next after any of the days on which the same ought to have been paid, then the person or persons from whom the same shall be due, shall be subject to the like forfeiture of his, her or their rights and privileges in the said library, as is mentioned and provided in the charter of the said society. State of New-York, I certify the preceding to be a true copy of an original act of the legislature of this state, on file in this office. (Signed,) Albany, April 7th, 1819. ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, Dep. Secretary. BY-LAWS AND ORDINANCES OF THE NEW-YORK SOCIETY LIBRARY. Passed the second day of December, 1812. BE IT ORDAINED by the trustees of The New-York Society Library, that the following regulations be, and the same are hereby established, as the laws and ordinances of the said corporation; and that all other by-laws, ordinances, rules and regulations, heretofore made, be, and the same are hereby repealed. CHAPTER I. OF THE ELECTION OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS. 1. On the last Tuesday of April, in every year, an election shall be held at the library room, for twelve trustees, at which election, three inspectors, to be appointed by the trustees, or such of them as may attend, shall preside; but in case neither of the inspectors so appointed shall attend, then the members convened shall appoint any two of their number to act as inspectors, and preside at such election. 2. That the poll of the said election for trustees, shall be opened at 12 o'clock at noon, and be closed at 2 o'clock in the afternoon of the same day; and every member who shall vote at such election, shall deliver to the inspectors a ballot containing the names of the twelve persons as trustees; and the inspectors shall deposit all the ballots so delivered to them, unopened, in a box, and shall insert the names of the persons so voting, in a poll-list, to be kept by them for that purpose; and as soon as the poll of the said election shall be closed, the inspectors shall open and count the said ballots, and shall openly declare the names of the twelve persons who shall be found to be elected by a majority of all the votes given, and shall deliver a certificate thereof, under their hands, to the secretary, to be by him laid before the trustees, at their next meeting. 3. At the first stated and legal meeting of the trustees, after every annual election, the trustees, or a majority of them, so met, shall appoint one treasurer, one secretary, and one librarian; but no person shall be eligible to the office of treasurer or secretary, unless he be a member of this corporation. |