Sec.[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the members of the Chicago Lyceum, and all persons who shall hereafter become associated with them, are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic, by the name of “The Chicago Lyceum,” and by that name shall have power to contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, in all courts having competent jurisdiction; and shall be vested with all the powers and privileges necessary to fulfil the objects of their incorporation.

Sec. 2. The object of said corporation shall be the promotion of moral and intellectual improvement, by the instruction of its members in literature, science, and the arts, and the general dissemination of knowledge; and, for those purposes, shall have power to establish and maintain a library, reading room, cabinet, chemical and philosophical apparatus, and such other means as may be necessary for the furtherance of its objects as aforesaid.

Sec. 3. Said corporation shall have power to elect such officers, appoint such committees, and adopt such by-laws as may be necessary for its government, the management of its concerns, and the fulfilment of its objects; to make, have, and use a common seal, and the same to alter and renew at pleasure; to erect a building, in the city of Chicago, for the accommodation of said lyceum , when it may be for its interest to do so; and, for that purpose, to obtain, by purchase or otherwise, and hold so much land in said city as may be necessary for such building; to take, hold, and convey all such real and personal property as may be received by donation or bequest; and also, further, to take, hold, and convey all such books, papers, cabinet, apparatus, and furniture as may be necessary for attaining the objects, and carrying into effect the purposes, of the saidcorporation .

Sec. 4. The several officers of the said lyceum, at the time of the passage of this act, shall continue to hold their respective offices, as officers of the corporation hereby created, until the next annual election, unless in case of a vacancy

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previously occurring by death, resignation, or otherwise; and all personal property or funds in securities now held by the said officers, or either or any other person or persons, in trust for the said lyceum, shall, by virtue of this act, vest in and become the property of, and may be sued for and recovered in the name of the corporation hereby created.

Sec. 5. Said corporation shall have power to raise funds by subscription, or in such manner as may be provided in its by-laws now adopted or hereafter to be adopted; but all its estate, property, and funds shall be devoted solely to the general purposes and objects as prescribed in the second section of this act.

Sec. 6. Said corporation may require of its treasurer sufficient bonds and satisfactory securities for the faithful performance of his duties.

Approved, February 27, 1839.