To disseminte a greater knowledge of the early history of the State, by means of lectures and the publication and distribution of literature on historical subjects. Third. To gather books, manuscripts, pictures, and relics relating to the early history of the State, and to establish a museum at Caldwell, Lake George, for their preservation. Fourth. To suitably mark places of historic interest. Fifth. To acquire by purchase, gift, devise, or otherwise, the title to, or custody and control of, historic spots and places.

ARTICLE in. Members.,

Section i. Members shall be of three classes -- Active, Corresponding, and Honorary. Active members only shall have a voice in the management of the Society. Section 2. All persons interested in American history shall be eligible for Active membership. Section 3. Persons residing outside the State of New York, interested in historical investigation, may be made Corresponding members. Section 4. Persons who have attained distinguished eminence as historians may be made Honorary members.

ARTICLE IV. Management. Section i. The property of the Association shall be vested in, and the affairs of the Association conducted by, a Board of Trustees to be elected

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by the Association. Vacancies in the Board of Trustees shall be filled by the remaining members of the Board, the appointee to hold office until the next annual meeting of the Association. Section 2. ihe Board of Trustees shall have power to suspend or expel members of the Association for cause, and to restore them to membership after a suspension or expulsion. No member shall be suspended or expelled without first having been given ample opportunity to be heard in his or her own defense. Section 3. The first Board of Trustees shall consist of those designated in the Articles of Incorporation, who shall meet as soon as may be after the adoption of this Constitution and divide themselves into three classes of, as nearly as may be, eight members each, such classes to serve respectively, one until the first annual meeting, another until the second annual meeting, and the third until the third annual meeting of the Association.