FIRST:  The Society is formed exclusively for scientific and educational purposes within the meaning of section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law).  More particularly, the objects of the Society shall be to stimulate the study of archaeology, particularly in Vermont; to promote research; to conserve archaeological sites, data, and artifacts and prevent the commercial exploitation of archaeological sites and specimens; to disseminate archaeological information; to seek, through education, the promotion of intelligent archaeological activity, and to foster public understanding of the aims of archaeological research.

SECOND:  The Society may publish papers and reports to be made available to the public on a non-discriminatory basis and affiliate with or cooperate with similar types of organizations and pursue ot carry out any activities, functions or endeavors, but only in furtherance of the scientific and educational purposes specified in Article FIRST of these Articles of Association.

THIRD:  The Society may receive and accept property, whether real, personal or mixed, by way of gift, grant, bequest or devise from any person, firm, trust or corporation, to be held, administered, and disposed of in furtherance of the scientific and educational purposes specified in Articles FIRST of these Articles of Association; but no gift, bequest or devise of any such property shall be received and accepted if it be conditioned or limited in such manner as shall require the disposition of the income or its principal to any person or organization other than one organized exclusively for charitable, educational, religious or scientific purposes as shall at the time qualify as an exempt person or organization under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law), or as shall, in the opinion of the Society, jeopardize the Federal income tax exemption of this Society pursuant to said I.R.C. Section (c) (3), as now in force or afterwards amended.

FOURTH:  The Society may buy, sell, lease, convey, exchange, borrow on, mortgage, pledge or in any other way deal with any personal, mixed, or real property, whether subject to any mortgage or pledge, at public auction or by private contract, for such consideration and on such terms as to credit or otherwise as the Society considers advisable, including the assumption of any mortgage or pledge on or of such property; but only in furtherance of the scientific and educational purposes specified in Article FIRST of these Articles of Association.

FIFTH:  The Society shall be a non-profit corporation.  No part of the net earnings of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of or be distributable to its members, trustees, officers, or other private persons, except that the corporation shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes set forth in Article FIRST hereof.  No substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall be the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the corporation shall not participate or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office.  Notwithstanding any other provision of these articles, the corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from Federal income tax under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or the corresponding provisions of any future United States Internal Revenue Law) or (b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under section 170 (c) (2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law).

SIXTH:  Upon the dissolution of the corporation, after paying or making provision for the payment of all of the liabilities of the corporation, disposition of all of the assets of the corporation shall be exclusively for the aforementioned purposes of the corporation, or to such organization or organizations organized and operated exclusively for charitable, educational, religious, or scientific purposes as shall at the time qualify as an exempt organization or organizations under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.  (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law).  Any of such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by the Court of Common Pleas of the County in which the principal office of the corporation is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations as said Court shall determine, which are organized and operated exclusively for such purposes.

At the time of the holding of the meeting, there were no shares outstanding and none entitled to vote (if the shares of any class are entitled to vote as a class, designate below the class and number of outstanding shares).  None

The number of shares voting for and against such amendment were (if the shares of any class are entitled to vote as a class, designate below the class and number of outstanding shares):  None

Dated at Burlington in the County of Chittenden this 6th day of June, 1972.