Excerpt from Charter, Constitution, by-Laws, and House Rules of the Providence Athletic Association: Providence Rhode Island, Weybosset Street, 1894 Sectionl. Sayer Hasbrouck, William M. P. Bowen, Alonzo Flint, W'illiam H. Wing, Howard L. Perkins, Charles H. Howland, Stephen Waterman, John 'shepar - d, Jr., Hiram Kendall, Edward H. Tingley and George L. Shepley, their associates and successors, are hereby made a corporation by the name of the Providence Athletic Association, for the promotion of sound physical culture, the encour agement and enjoyment of athletic sports and pastimes, the develop ment of social intercourse and for other similar purposes, with all the powers and privileges, and subject to all the duties and liabilities set forth in Chapter 152 of the Public Statutes, and in any acts in amend ment thereof or in addition thereto. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.