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COLGATE UNIVERSITY

AMENDMENT TO CHARTER, 1994

      This Instrument Witnesseth That the Board of Regents for and on behalf of the Education Department of the State of New York at their meeting of March 18, 1994, 

      An application having been made by and on behalf of the trustees of Colgate University, for an amendment of its charter, it was 

      Voted that the absolute charter to the first instance of Colgate University, located in Hamilton, county of Madison, state of New York, which corporation was originally incorporated by Special Act of the Legislature on March 26, 1846 under the corporate name “The Madison University,” pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 40 of the laws of 1846, which absolute charter was amended by action of the Board of Regents on March 13, 1890 to change the corporate name to “Colgate University” and on January 22, 1986 be, and the same hereby is, amended to change the maximum authorized number of trustees from thirty-one to thirty five. 

      Granted, March 18, 1994, by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York, for and on behalf of the State Education Department, and executed under the seal of said University and recorded as Number 21,616. 

Signed by the Chancellor and by the President of the University and Commissioner of Education