PROVISIONAL CHARTER FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.* DATED 26 JUNE, 1899. RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGENTS UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. PROVISIONAL CHARTER OF TOTTENVILLE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. Whereas, a petition for incorporation as an institution of the University has been duly received, and Whereas, official inspection shows that partial provision has been made for buildings, furniture, equipment and for proper maintenance, and that all other prescribed requirements will be fully met, Therefore, being satisfied that public interests will be promoted by such incorporation, the Regents, by virtue of the authority conferred on them by law, hereby incorporate provisionally Cynthia M. Little, Mary L. Mason, Gilbert S. Barnes, Judson C. Hendrickson, Frank Joline, and their associates and successors in office under the corporate name of TOTTENVILLE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, with all powers, privileges and duties, and subject to all limitations and restrictions prescribed for such * The Association was organized as the result of a public meeting held 6 February, 1899. Tottenville Library Association was incorporated under the provisions of "The University Law," being Chapter 378 of the Laws of 1892, as amended by Chapter 859 of the Laws of 1895. corporations by law or by the ordinances of the University of the State of New York. The first trustees of said corporation shall be the above named incorporators. The number of trustees shall be five, and their successors shall be elected by the corporation, one each year to serve five years. This corporation shall be located at Tottenville, Richmond County, New York. If within five years satisfactory evidence is submitted that all requirements of law or University ordinances as then in force are fully met, the Regents will make this charter absolute, but otherwise after June 26, 1904, on notice from the Regents to this effect, it shall terminate and become void and shall be surrendered to the Regents. In witness whereof the Regents grant this charter No. 1276, under seal of the University, at the capitol in Albany, June 26, 1899. (SEAL OF THE UNIVERSITY.) MELVIL DEWEY, Secretary. ANSON JUDD Upson, DEED OF TRANSFER TO THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY.* DATED 31 DECEMBER, 1903. Know all men by these presents that: Whereas the TOTTENVILLE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of New York, maintaining and carrying on a library in the City of New York, having members other than its directors or trustees; and Whereas by Chapter 57 of the Laws of 1901 of the State of New York, entitled "An Act to permit library corporations in the City of New York to convey their property to The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations,"** any corporation organized under the laws of the State of New York and maintaining and carrying on a library in the City of New York was authorized and empowered to grant, convey, assign and transfer all real and personal property of which it *The Regents of the University of the State of New York approved of the transfer on 10 February, 1904, and accepted the surrender of the Charter of the Tottenville Library Association on 26 April, 1904. The Trustees of the Tottenville Library Association at the time of transfer were: Frank Joline, Charles A. Marshall, Charles T. Meyers, G. S. Barnes and John B. Rowlands. The library was conducted in rented quarters at No. 137 Johnson Avenue, Tottenville, Staten Island. A branch also was conducted at the S. S. White Dental Co. buildings at Prince's Bay, Staten Island. The Library was removed to the new building, erected under the Andrew Carnegie Gift, on Amboy Road in Tottenville, and was opened to the public on 28 November, 1904. The greater part of the land for this building was given to the City of New York for the purpose by Mr. William Ziegler. ** See supra, page 227. might be seized or possessed to THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY, ASTOR, LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS; and Whereas the said Tottenville Library Association is desirous of conveying all its property of whatever kind to the said THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY, ASTOR, LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS; Now, therefore, know ye that the said TOTTENVILLE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, in consideration of the premises and of one dollar to it in hand paid, receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, by virtue of the power and authority conferred upon it by the said Act of the Legislature of the State of New York, and of all other power and authority by it possessed, does hereby grant, convey, assign and transfer all real and personal property of whatever kind of which it is or may be seized or possessed to the said THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY, ASTOR, LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS, to have and to hold the same to the said THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY, Astor, LENOX AND Tilden FOUNDATIONS, its successors and assigns forever. In witness whereof the said TOTTENVILLE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION has caused its seal to be hereunto affixed and these presents to be attested by its proper officers, this thirty-first day of December in the year One thousand nine hundred and three.* FRANK JOLINE, (CORPORATE SEAL.) CHARLES T. MEYERS, President. Secretary. * The Tottenville Library Association having members other than its trustees, the transfer of its property to the New York Public Library was assented to by a vote of more than two-thirds of the members of the corporation voting in person or by proxy at a meeting of the members of the corporation, duly called and held as required by Chapter 57 of the Laws of 1901, on 14 August, 1902, and ratified at a members' meeting held 14 July, 1903. |