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 } } _ss._ 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.