(As Amended by Chapter 257 of the Laws of 1969 and by Resolution of the Regents of the University of the State of New York dated January 26,1972.)

CHAPTER 279

An Act

To amend an act passed February 17th, 1857, entitled "An act to enable Peter Cooper to found a Scientific Institution in the City of New York," and also to amend the act passed March 21st, 1857, entitled "An act to amend the act entitled 'An act to enable Peter Cooper to found a Scientific Institution in the City of New York,' " passed February 17th, 1857.

[PASSED APRIL 13TH, 1859; THREE-FIFTHS BEING PRESENT.]

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows.

Section 1. The act passed February seventeenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, entitled "An act to enable Peter Cooper to found a scientific institution in the city of New York," and also the act passed March twenty-first, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, entitled "An act to amend the act entitled 'An act to enable Peter Cooper to found a scientific institution in the city of New York,' " passed February 17th, 1857, are hereby amended, so that the same shall read as follows:

§ 2. Peter Cooper, of the city of New York, is hereby authorized to convey to the body corporate hereinafter created, that certain block of land situate in the said city, and bounded northerly by Astor Place, easterly by the Third Avenue, southerly by Seventh Street, and westerly by the Fourth Avenue, with the edifice thereon erected, and all and singular the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging, or in anywise appertaining, for the purpose of founding and establishing a public institution in said city for the advancement of science, art, philosophy, and letters, for procuring and maintaining scientific and historical collections, collections of chemical and philosophical apparatus, mechanical and artistic models, books, drawings, pictures and statues, and for cultivating other means of instruction to, for, and upon the uses, intents and purposes, and upon the trusts, and subject to the conditions and restrictions contained in a deed which shall correspond in form to the following, that is to say:

This Indenture, made and entered into the             day of             in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine, by and between Peter Cooper, of the city, county and State of New York, and Sarah, his wife, parties hereto of the first part, and "The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art," a corporation created by and existing under the laws of the State of New York, party hereunto of the second part, witnesseth that the parties hereto of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar, lawful money of the United States, to them in hand paid by the said party hereto of the second part, at or before the ensealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, and of other good considerations them thereunto moving, have granted, bargained, sold, aliened, remised, released and forever conveyed and confirmed, and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell, alien, remise, release, convey and confirm unto the said party of the second part, and to its successors for ever, all and singular, the block of ground situate, lying and being in the city, county and State aforesaid, and bounded northerly by Astor Place, easterly by Third Avenue, southerly by Seventh Street, and westerly by the Fourth Avenue, together with the building thereon erected, and all and singular the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging, or in anywise appertaining, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, and profit thereof, and also all the estate, right, title, interest, dower and right of dower, property, possession, claim and demand whatsoever, as well in law as in equity, of the said parties of the first part, of, in or to the above described premises, and every part and parcel thereof, with the appurtenances, to have and to hold, all and singular the above-mentioned and described premises, together with the appurtenances, unto the said party of the second part, and its successors, in trust, nevertheless, and subject to the following conditions and restrictions to, for and upon the following uses, intents, and purposes, and to, for, and upon such other uses, intents, and purposes as are embraced in an act incorporating the party hereto of the second part, passed by the Legislature of the State of New York, the           day of           , in the year           , and entitled "An act to amend the act passed February seventeenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, entitled 'An act to enable Peter Cooper to found a scientific institution in the City of New York,' " and also to amend the act passed March twenty-first, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, entitled "An act to amend the act entitled 'An act to enable Peter Cooper to found a scientific institution in the City of New York,' " passed February seventeenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, or as shall be permitted thereby, and by any acts amendatory thereof: provided only that such other uses, interests, and purposes shall not contravene, or in any way be inconsistent with or opposed to the following specially enumerated restrictions and conditions, uses, intents, and purposes, to, for and upon which the conveyance is specially made, that is to say:

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