Chapter XXVIII: Appendix: B

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

THE NEW YORK SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN.

The undersigned persons all being of full age and a majority of whom are citizens of the United States of America and citizens of and residents within the State of New York, and who desire to associate themselves together for the purpose of preventing cruelty to children, have this day associated themselves together pursuant to Chapter One Hundred and Thirty of the Laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-five and hereby adopt the following:

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION.

ARTICLE FIRST: This society shall be known in law by the name and title of “The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.”

ARTICLE SECOND: The particular business and objects of this Society are, the prevention of cruelty to children and the enforcement by all lawful means of the laws relating to or in any wise affecting children.

ARTICLE THIRD: The number of directors to manage this Society shall be fifteen.

ARTICLE FOURTH: The names of such directors for the first year of the existence of this society are:

Benjamin H. Field
Henry Bergh
John Howard Wright
Thomas C. Acton
Ferdinand De Luca
Sinclair Tousey
William M. Vermilye
Charles Haight
Adrian Iselin, Jr.
B. B. Sherman
Richard R. Haines
James Stokes
William H. Webb
Frederic DePeyster
Harmon Hendricks

In Witness Whereof we have hereunto severally subscribed our names this Twenty-fourth day of April in the year Eighteen hundred and seventy-five.

John D. Wright
Henry Bergh
Elbridge T. Gerry
Benj. H. Field
Wm. L. Jenkins
John Howard Wright
Ferd. De Luca
Sinclair Tousey
W. M. Vermilye
Thos. C. Acton
Chas. Haight
Adrian Iselin, Jr.
Benj. B. Sherman
Richd. R. Haines
James Stokes
W. H. Webb
Frederic DePeyster
Harmon Hendricks

_In the presence of_

AMBROSE MONELL.

STATE OF NEW YORK }
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CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK }

On this Twenty-fourth day of April, 1875, personally appeared before me John D. Wright, Henry Bergh, Elbridge T. Gerry, Benjamin H. Field, William L. Jenkins, John Howard Wright, Ferdinand De Luca, Sinclair Tousey, William M. Vermilye, Thomas C. Acton, Charles Haight, Adrian Iselin, Jr., Benjamin B. Sherman, Richard R. Haines, James Stokes, William H. Webb, Frederic DePeyster, and Harmon Hendricks, known to me to be the persons above named, and each severally acknowledged the foregoing to be his signature to the before mentioned Certificate and Articles of Incorporation.

(_Seal_) AMBROSE MONELL,
_Notary Public_,
COUNTY OF NEW YORK.

(_Endorsed_)

I hereby approve of the within organization and its purposes and consent to and authorize the filing of this Certificate and Articles of Incorporation.

Dated, NEW YORK, April 26, 1875.

GEO. C. BARRETT,
_Justice Supreme Court_.

(_Endorsed_)

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
THE NEW YORK SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF
CRUELTY TO CHILDREN.

Under Chapter 130, Laws of 1875.

Filed, April 27, 1875.

GEORGE FRANKLIN,
_Dep. Secy. of State_.