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CONSTITUTION OF TIIE SOCIETY.

STATE AISTORIGAL SOCIETY OP WISCONS16.

THE first Constitution of the Society was adopted at its
organization, January 30th, 1849; a ncm one was substituted
at the re-organization of the Society, under the Charter,
January 18th, 1854, and several amendments have, from time
to timc, been since adopted.
On the 4th of August, 1857, Messrs. Judge Atwood, Ilsley,
Drapcr, Durrie, and Benedict, wore appointed a committee to
examine the Constitution of the Society, and the several amend-
ments thereto, consolidate them, and make report of other
needed amendments, and submit the whole to the Executivc
Committee for their approval or revision, in order to suhmit
it to the annual meeting of the Society, and have it published
in thc next volume of Collections. This committee, through
Mr. Draper, reported on the 8th of September following, which
report mas approved by the Executivc Comnlittec; and after a
few slight amenclnients, was adopted by thc Society, at its
annual meeting, January 1, 1358, as follows:
ARTICLE I.-This Association shall Be styled 6'T~~~ STATE
RISTOEIC~~L SOCIETY OF WISCONSIN." The object of the
Society shall be to collcct, en~body, arrange, and preserve, a
library of books, pamphlets, maps, charls, ~uanuscripts, papers,
paintings, statuary, and other matcrials illustrat,ive of the
history of the State; to rescuc from oblivion the mcrnory of its
early pioneers, and to obtain and preserve 11,zrratives of their
exploits, pcrils ancl hardy adventures; to exhibit faithfully the
antiquities, and the past and present condition and resources of