the wicked are unmoved by its exhortations or its warnings. This law cannot be annulled, superseded, nor overruled. No senate, no people can loose us from it; no jurist, no interpreter can explain it away. It is not one law at Rome, another at Athens; one at present, another at some future time; but one law, eternal and unchangeable, it presides over all nations and all times, the universal sovereign. Of this law the author and giver is God. Whoever disobeys this law flies from himself, and by the wrong done to his own nature, though he escape all other punishment, incurs the heaviest penalty." CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION. STATE OF NEW YORK,) COUNTY OF KINGS, SS.: We, the undersigned citizens of the United States and citizens of the State of New York, to wit: Benjamin D. Silliman, Calvin E. Pratt, Ripley Ropes, Charles Storrs, Hiram W. Hunt, William B. Kendall, and John Winslow, do hereby certify that we desire to form a Society pursuant to the provisions of an act entitled “An Act for the Incorporation of Societies or Clubs for certain lawful purposes," passed May 12, 1875, and of the act extending and amending said act. That the corporate name of said Society is to be THE NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY IN THE CITY OF BROOKLYN, and the objects for which such Society is formed are to encourage the study of New England History and for such purpose to establish a Library, and also for social purposes, and to promote charity and good fellowship among its members. That the term of existence of said Society shall be fifty years. That the number of Directors who shall manage the concerns of said Society shall be twelve; and the names of such Directors for the first year are the following, to wit: Benjamin D. Silliman, John Winslow, Calvin E. Pratt, Henry W. Slocum, Wm. B. Kendall, Charles Storrs, Wm. H. Lyon, Ripley Ropes, Geo. H. Fisher, Hiram W. Hunt, A. S. Barnes, A. W. Tenney. That the name of the city in which the operations of such Society are to be carried on is the City of Brooklyn, in the County of Kings, and State of New York. Witness: JOHN HEYDINGer, Jr. BENJ. D. SILLIMAN, C. E. PRATT, RIPLEY ROPES, JOHN WINSLOW, CHAS. STORRS, STATE OF NEw York,) COUNTY OF KINGS, CITY OF BROOKLYN. SS.: On this 25th day of February, A. D. 1880, before me personally appeared Benj. D. Silliman, Calvin E. Pratt, Ripley Ropes, Chas. Storrs, Hiram W. Hunt, Wm. B. Kendall, and John Winslow, to me known to be the individuals described in and who executed the foregoing certificate, and they severally before me signed the said certificate, and acknowledged that they signed the same for the purposes therein mentioned. JOHN HEYDINGER, JR., NOTARIAL Notary Public, N. Y. I hereby approve the within Certificate, and consent that it be filed. J. W. GILBERT, J. S. C. Filed in the office of the Clerk of the County of Kings, and in the office of the Secretary of State at Albany, Feb. 27, 1880, for the incorporators, by JOHN WINSLOW. CERTIFICATE. STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF KINGS, CITY OF BROOKLYN. SS. The undersigned do hereby certify and declare: First. That "The New England Society in the City of Brooklyn" is a Corporation duly created and organized under and pursuant to an act of the Legislature of the State of New York, entitled "An Act for the Incorporation of Societies or Clubs for certain lawful purposes," passed May 12, 1875, and the act or acts amending or extending said act. Second. That the number of Directors of said Corporation is twelve; and the names of its present Board of Directors are: Benjamin D. Silliman, John Winslow, Calvin E. Pratt, Asa W. Tenney, Benjamin F. Tracy, A. S. Barnes, Henry W. Slocum, Hiram W. Hunt, William H. Lyon, William B. Kendall, George H. Fisher and Albert E. Lamb. Third. That by virtue of this certificate, made and signed pursuant to the statutes in such case made and provided, the number of directors of said Corporation is hereby increased from twelve to twenty. Fourth. That said Corporation shall hereafter have twenty Directors, and the names of its additional Directors are: Joseph F. Knapp, Nelson G. Carman, Jr., Ransom H. Thomas, William H. Williams, J. S. Case, George B. Abbott, Charles N. Manchester and J. Lester Keep, who shall respectively hold office therein until a new election thereof shall be had, as provided in the Statutes and By-Laws of said Corporation. Fifth. That the undersigned are the existing Directors of said Corporation who make and sign this certificate. JOHN WINSLOW, GEORGE H. FISHER. C. E. PRATT, A. W. TENNEY, BENJ. D. SILLIMAN, On the 29th day of September, 1885, before me personally appeared John Winslow, Hiram W. Hunt, Benj. F. Tracy, H. W. Slocum, and Geo. H. Fisher, and on September 30, 1885, C. E. Pratt, A. W. Tenney, Benj. D. Silliman, and Albert E. Lamb, to me known to be the individuals who signed the foregoing certificate; and they severally before me signed said certificate, and acknowledged that they made and signed it for the purpose stated therein. NOTARIAL JOHN CURRIE, Notary Public, N. Y. I hereby approve this certificate, and consent that it be filed. I, Rodney Thursby, Clerk of the County of Kings, and Clerk of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, in and for said county (said Court being a Court of Record), do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed with the original certificate increasing the number of Directors of "The New England Society in the City of Brooklyn," filed and recorded in my office September 30, 1885, and that the same is a true transcript thereof, and of the whole of such original. SEAL. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County Court, this 30th day of September, 1885. RODNEY THURSBY, NOTE.-Duplicate filed in the office of the Secretary of State. Clerk. BY-LAWS. Adopted May 6, 1881. ARTICLE I. OBJECT OF THE SOCIETY. The NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY in the City of Brooklyn is incorporated and organized to commemorate the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers; to encourage the study of New England history; to establish a library, and to promote charity, good fellowship, and social intercourse among its members. ARTICLE II. MNMBERSHIP, ADMISSION FEE AND dues. 1. Any male person of good moral character who is a native or descendant of a native of any of the New England States, and who is eighteen years old or more, is eligible to, and may be elected a member of the Society at any meeting thereof, or at any meeting of the Board of Directors; provided, that no person so elected shall have or exercise any right or privilege of membership before paying the admission fee to the Treasurer. 2. The admission fee shall be ten dollars. 3. The dues shall be five dollars a year and shall be payable in the month of January in each year. 4. Dues not paid on or before the first day of November in each year shall be deemed in arrears. 5. No member in arrears shall vote at any meeting of the Society or be eligible to any office therein. 6. If the dues of any member shall remain unpaid for a period exceeding one year, the Board of Directors may drop the name of such member from the rolls for non-payment of dues. 7. Any member of the Society in good standing may become a Life Member on paying to the Treasurer, at one time, the sum of fifty dollars, and thereafter such member shall be exempt from further payment of dues. 8, If for any cause any person shall cease to be a member of the Society, all the right, title and interest of such person in and to the funds and property of the Society shall revert to and be vested in the Society. |