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                               UNITED STATES
                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON D.C. 20549
                                     
                                 FORM 10-Q





[X]   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
      EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

      For Quarterly period ended June 30, 1998

[ ]   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
      EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


      Commission File No. 0-13888


                       CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION
          (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                      New York                     16-1237038
           (State or other jurisdiction of       I.R.S. Employer
            incorporation or organization)      Identification No.


              One Chemung Canal Plaza, Elmira, NY        14902
           (Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip Code)


                              (607) 737-3711
           (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Indicate  by  check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed  all  reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange  Act
of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject  to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                             YES  XX       NO

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's
classes of common stock as of June 30, 1998:

       Common Stock, $.01 par value -- outstanding 4,123,476 shares






               CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
                                     
                                   INDEX


                                                      PAGE

PART I.    FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1:    Financial Statements


           Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets             1

           Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income       2

           Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows    3

           Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial
           Statements                                             4


Item 2:    Management's Discussion and Analysis of
           Financial Condition and Results of Operations          6

Item 3:    Quantitative and Qualitative disclosures about
           Market Risk

           Information responsive to this Item is set forth
           in "Management's Discussion of Operations and
           Financial Condition" of the quarterly 10-Q for
           the period ended June 30, 1998 and is in-
           corporated herein by reference to Interest Rate
           Risk.                                                 13

PART II.   OTHER INFORMATION


Item 6:    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                 14


           All other items required by Part II are either
           inapplicable or would require an answer which
           is negative.



SIGNATURES                                                  39
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1: Financial Statements
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
               CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
                    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                                                  June 30,       Dec. 31,
                                                    1998           1997
ASSETS
<S>                                                                          <C>
<C>
Cash and due from banks                       $ 29,610,228   $ 32,997,157
Int.-bearing deposits with other financial institutions 1,324,634  1,421,298
Federal funds sold                                 500,000              -
Securities held to maturity, fair value of
  $8,356,585 in 1998 and $9,224,028 in 1997      8,356,585      9,224,028
Securities available for sale, at fair value   210,615,766    185,302,745
Loans, net of unearned income and deferred fees318,972,061    296,976,769
Allowance for loan losses                        (4,315,114)    (4,145,422)

Loans,     net                                                       314,656,947
292,831,347

Bank premises and equipment, net                10,152,146     10,219,043
Intangible assets,
  net of accumulated amortization                6,521,980      6,815,631
Other     assets                                                      11,340,798
10,123,203


Total     assets                                                    $593,079,084
$548,934,452


LIABILITIES

Deposits:  Non-interest bearing               $ 87,935,935   $ 94,656,560
           Interest bearing                    383,826,472    356,387,782

Total deposits                                 471,762,407    451,044,342

Securities sold under agreement to repurchase   36,305,886      9,447,856
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances                 10,000,000     16,300,000
Other liabilities                               11,120,737     10,505,077


Total liabilities                              529,189,030    487,297,275


SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Common Stock, $0.01 pv per share-1998 $5.00 pv per share 1997;
 authorized 10,000,000 issued: 4,300,134-1998
 authorized  3,000,000 issued: 2,150,067-1997       43,001     10,750,335
Surplus                                         20,830,638     10,101,804
Retained earnings                               40,255,071     38,236,025
Treasury stock, at cost (176,658 shares in 1998 and 161,076 in 1997*)(2,367,919)
(2,032,886)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income           5,129,263      4,581,899

Total shareholders' equity                      63,890,054     61,637,177


Total liabilities & shareholders' equity      $593,079,084   $548,934,452

*ADJUSTED TO REFLECT A 2-FOR-1 STOCK SPLIT IN THE FORM OF A 100% STOCK  DIVIDEND
EFFECTIVE 6/1/98


See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
</TABLE>
                                     
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
               CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                     
                                     
                                     






                           6 Months Ended              3 Months Ended
                              June 30,                  June 30,
INTEREST INCOME            1998        1997         1998      1997
<S>                                      <C>             <C>                      <C>
<C>
Loans                   $13,503,936$13,043,587   $ 6,902,141$ 6,644,476
Securities                6,245,131 6,128,816      3,159,975 3,146,757
Federal funds sold          263,513   121,706        117,534    52,115
Interest bearing deposits   160,439   105,832         63,125    59,705

Total interest income    20,173,01919,399,941     10,242,775 9,903,053


INTEREST EXPENSE

Deposits                  7,598,242 7,262,102      3,864,983 3,774,074
Securities sold under agreement
to repurchase and funds borrowed   952,400   669,212   516,166   329,252

Total interest expense    8,550,642 7,931,315      4,381,149 4,103,327


Net interest income      11,622,37711,468,627      5,861,626 5,799,727
Provision for loan losses   400,000   450,000        200,000   250,000

Net interest income after
provision for loan losses11,222,37711,018,627      5,661,626 5,549,727

Realized gains-security trans., net   147,395         31,544        10     31,544
Other operating income    3,688,786 3,384,510      1,844,188 1,714,211

Total other operating income3,836,1813,416,054     1,844,198 1,745,755
Other operating expenses 10,114,083 9,817,646      5,182,464 4,903,212


Income before income taxes 4,944,475 4,617,035     2,323,360 2,392,270
Income taxes              1,563,800 1,577,591        690,894   830,330

Net Income              $ 3,380,675$ 3,039,444   $ 1,632,466$ 1,561,940


Basic Earnings per Share   $0.82     $0.73          $0.40     $0.38



*ADJUSTED  TO  REFLECT  A 2-FOR-1 STOCK SPLIT IN THE FORM OF A  100%  STOCK  DIVIDEND
EFFECTIVE 6/1/98








See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

              CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
              CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS


                                                  Six Months Ended
                                                            June 30,

                                                   1998           1997
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
<S>                                                                          <C>
<C>
Net income                                     $ 3,380,675    $ 3,039,444

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
 provided by operating activities:
  Amortization of intangible assets                293,651        293,651
  Provision for loan losses                        400,000        450,000
  Depreciation and amortization                    751,820        760,268
  Amortization and discount on securities, net      92,316        143,436
  Gain on sales of securities, net                (147,395)       (31,544)
  Increase in other assets                       (1,217,594)     (945,268)
  Increase (decrease) other liabilities            192,282     (1,697,905)

     Net cash provided by operating activities   3,745,755      2,012,082


INVESTING ACTIVITIES

  Proceeds from maturities of securities - AFS  26,865,482     14,551,871
  Proceeds from maturities of securities -HTM    1,708,364      8,169,710
  Proceeds from sales of securities - AFS        6,080,902      5,238,524
  Purchases of securities - AFS                (57,292,964)    (21,805,261)
  Purchases of securities - HTM                   (840,920)     (4,526,192)
  Purchases of premises and equipment, net         (684,923)      (535,887)
  Loans, net of repayments and other reductions (23,327,584)   (14,753,641)
  Proceeds from sales of student loans           1,101,984      1,158,466


     Net cash used by investing activities      (46,389,659)  (12,502,410)


FINANCING ACTIVITIES

  Net increase in demand deposits,
    NOW, savings and insured money market accounts 486,500      8,754,053
  Net increase in certificates of
    deposit and individual retirement accounts  20,231,564      9,087,870
  Net increase (decrease) in securities sold under
    agreements to repurchase                    26,858,030     (1,397,357)
  Net decrease in Federal Home Loan Bank advances(6,300,000)            0
  Purchase of treasury shares                     (335,033)             0
  Cash dividends paid                            (1,280,750)    (1,160,440)


     Net cash provided by financing activities  39,660,311     15,284,126

  Net increase (decrease) in cash and
    cash equivalents                            (2,983,593)     4,793,798
  Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 34,418,455    31,755,294

  Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   $31,434,862    $36,549,092




See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
</TABLE>
               CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
           NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                (unaudited)
                                     
                                     
1.   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies


     Basis of Presentation


    Chemung  Financial  Corporation (the Company) operates  as  a  bank
     holding  company.  Its  only subsidiary  is  Chemung  Canal  Trust
     Company  (the Bank).The consolidated financial statements  include
     the  accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary,  the
     Bank.  All  material intercompany accounts and  transactions  have
     been eliminated in the consolidation.


2.   The  condensed  consolidated financial statements included  herein
     reflect  all  adjustments which are, in the opinion of management,
     of  a normal recurring nature and necessary to present fairly  the
     Company's financial position as of June 30, 1998 and December  31,
     1997,  and results of operations and cash flows for the three  and
     six month periods ended June 30, 1998 and 1997.


3.   Net  income per share for the periods presented have been computed
     by  dividing net income by 4,123,479 (4,144,428) weighted  average
     shares  outstanding for the six month periods ended June 30,  1998
     and   1997  and  4,123,476  (4,144,428)  weighted  average  shares
     outstanding  for the three month periods ended June 30,  1998  and
     1997, respectively.  (adjusted to reflect a 2-for 1 stock split in
     the form of a 100% stock dividend effective 6/1/98).


4.   Goodwill, which represents the excess of purchase price  over  the
     fair  value  of  identifiable assets acquired, is being  amortized
     over   15  years  on  the  straight-line  method.   Deposit   base
     intangible,  resulting from the Bank's purchase of  deposits  from
     the  Resolution Trust Company in 1994, is being amortized over the
     expected  useful  life  of  15 years  on  a  straight-line  basis.
     Amortization  periods  are monitored to determine  if  events  and
     circumstances  require such periods to be reduced.   Periodically,
     the  Company  reviews  its  goodwill and deposit  base  intangible
     assets  for  events or changes in circumstances that may  indicate
     that the carrying amount of the assets are not recoverable.


5.   Effective  January  1,  1998  the Company  adopted  the  remaining
     provisions  of  SFAS  No.  125,  "Accounting  for  Transfers   and
     Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities,"
     which  relate to the accounting for securities lending, repurchase
     agreements,   and  other  secured  financing  activities.    These
     provisions, which were delayed for implementation by SFAS No. 127,
     are  not  expected to have a material impact on the  Company.   In
     addition,   the   FASB  is  considering  certain  amendments   and
     interpretations of SFAS No. 125 which, if enacted in  the  future,
     could affect the accounting for transactions within their scope.
     On  January  1,  1998,  the  Company  adopted  the  provisions  of
     Statement  of  Financial Accounting Standards No.  130,  Reporting
     Comprehensive  Income.  This statement establishes  standards  for
     reporting  and display of comprehensive income and its components.
     Comprehensive income includes the reported net income of a company
     adjusted  for  items that are currently accounted  for  as  direct
     entries  to  equity,  such  as the mark to  market  adjustment  on
     securities available for sale, foreign currency items and  minimum
     pension  liability  adjustments.  At  the  Company,  comprehensive
     income  represents  net  income plus other  comprehensive  income,
     which consists of the net change in unrealized gains or losses  on
     securities  available for sale for the period.  Accumulated  other
     comprehensive income represents the net unrealized gains or losses
     on securities available for sale as of the balance sheet dates.

     Comprehensive  income  for the six-month and  three-month  periods
     ended  June  30,  1998 and 1997 were $3,928,040  ($2,085,764)  and
     $3,318,240  ($3,09,865), respectively.  The  following  summarizes
     the components of other comprehensive income:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     Unrealized Gains or Losses on Securities:
                                                                        <S>
<C>
       Unrealized holding gains during the six months ended
        June 30, 1997, net of tax (pre-tax amount of $495,739)$    297,741
       Reclassification adjustment for gains realized in net
       income during the six months ended June 30, 1997, net of
       tax (pre-tax amount of $31,544)                         (18,945)
     Other comprehensive income-six months ended June 30, 1997$    278,796

       Unrealized holding gains during the six months ended
       June 30, 1998, net of tax (pre-tax amount of $1,058,758)$    635,890
       Reclassification adjustment for gains realized in net
       income during the six months ended June 30, 1998, net of
       tax (pre-tax amount of $147,395)                        (88,525)
     Other comprehensive income-six months ended June 30, 1998$    547,365
</TABLE>

     In  June  1997,  the  FASB issued SFAS No. 131, Disclosures  about
     Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information.  SFAS  No.  131
     requires  publicly-held companies to report  financial  and  other
     information about key revenue-producing segments of the entity for
     which  such information is available and is utilized by the  chief
     operation decision maker.  Specific information to be reported for
     individual  segments includes profit or loss, certain revenue  and
     expense  items  and  total  assets.  A reconciliation  of  segment
     financial   information  to  amounts  reported  in  the  financial
     statements would be provided.  SFAS No. 131 is effective  for  the
     Company  in  1998  and will not have an impact  on  the  Company's
     financial position or results of operation.
     
     
     In  February,  1998  the  FASB issued  SFAS  No.  132,  Employers'
     Disclosure  about  Pensions  and Other Post  Retirement  Benefits.
     This  statement revises employers' disclosures about  pension  and
     other  post  retirement benefit plans.  It  does  not  change  the
     measurement  or  recognition of these  plans.   The  statement  is
     effective  for  the  Company  in 1998  and  will  not  impact  the
     Company's financial position and results of operations.


     In  June,  1998,  the  FASB issued SFAS No.  133,  Accounting  for
     Derivative  Instruments  and Hedging Activities.   This  statement
     establishes  comprehensive accounting and  reporting  requirements
     for  derivative instruments and hedging activities.  The statement
     requires  (companies  or banks) to recognize  all  derivatives  as
     either  assets  or liabilities, with the instruments  measured  at
     fair  value.   The accounting for gains and losses resulting  from
     changes in fair value of the derivative instrument, depends on the
     intended use of the derivative and the type of risk being  hedged.
     This  statement  is  effective for all fiscal  quarters  beginning
     January  1, 2000 for calendar year (companies or banks).   Earlier
     adoption, however, is permitted.  At the adoption of SFAS  133  on
     the (Company's or Bank's) consolidated financial statements.


Item 2:  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
           and Results of Operation


      Total assets at June 30, 1998 were $593.1 million, which represents a
$44.1 million or 8.0% increase since the beginning of the year.  The growth
which has taken place during the first six months of this year is reflected
primarily in the securities and loan portfolios which have increased  $24.4
million and $22.0 million respectively.

       The  Available for Sale segment of the securities portfolio  totaled
$210.6 million as compared to $185.3 million at the beginning of the  year,
an increase of 13.7%.  At amortized cost, increases in Federal Agency Bonds
($21.4 million), Corporate Bonds ($7.5 million) and equity securities ($403
thousand)  were  somewhat offset by a $4.2 million  decrease  in  Municipal
Bonds.   The  allowance  valuation for Available for  Sale  securities  has
increased $911 thousand since year end due to the strong performance of our
equities  portfolio.   The  Held  to  Maturity  segment  of  the  portfolio
consisting primarily of Municipal Obligations totaled $8.4 million at  June
30, 1998 versus $9.2 million at the beginning of the year.
       Amortized  cost  and fair value, maturity duration,  and  unrealized
gains  and losses for the components in each of the Available for Sale  and
Held  to  Maturity categories of the securities portfolio at June 30,  1998
are set forth in the following tables:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                          AVAILABLE  FOR  SALE                    HELD   TO
MATURITY
                    Amortized        Fair            Amortized    Fair
                       Cost          Value             Cost        Value
<S>                                           <C>                       <C>
<C>              <C>
U.S. Treasury and other
  U.S. Govt. Agencies  $115,036,510$115,137,340  $       -    $       -
Mtg. Backed Securities   54,438,951 54,893,677           -            -
Obligations of states and
  Political subdivisions  21,117,81221,322,557       8,292,095    8,292,095
Other bonds and notes     7,620,268  7,640,625          64,490       64,490
Corporate Stocks          3,861,995  11,621,567          -            -
                       $202,075,536$210,615,766   $  8,356,585 $  8,356,585
</TABLE>

       The  carrying value and weighted average yields based  on  amortized
cost by years to maturity for securities available for sale as of June  30,
1998 are as follows (excluding corporate stocks):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                   Maturing

                                Within One Year         After One, Within Five
                             Amount        Yield          Amount     Yield
           <S>                                     <C>                  <C>
<C>                <C>
     U.S. Treasury and other
       U.S. Government Agencies$ 24,606,7306.47%      $ 55,818,595    6.15%
     Mortgage Backed Securities    -        -           2,779,287     6.69%
     Obligations of states and
       political subdivisions   5,420,621  4.69%         7,071,429    4.71%
     Other bonds and notes          -       -            2,503,125    6.25%
       Total                 $ 30,027,351  6.15%      $ 68,172,436    6.03%
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                   Maturing

                          After Five, Within Ten        After Ten Years
                             Amount        Yield         Amount      Yield
           <S>                                     <C>                  <C>
<C>                <C>
     U.S. Treasury and other
       U.S. Government Agencies$ 34,712,0156.61%     $      -          -
     Mortgage Backed Securities     -       -           52,114,390    7.35%
     Obligations of states and
       political subdivisions   4,974,284  4.47%         3,856,223    4.94%
     Other bonds and notes      2,637,500  6.31%        2,500,000     6.44%
       Total                 $ 42,323,799  6.34%      $ 58,470,613    7.15%
</TABLE>

      Mortgage-backed securities are expected to have shorter average lives
than  their  contractual maturities as shown above, because  borrowers  may
repay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

      The  amortized cost and weighted average yields by years to  maturity
for securities held to maturity as of June 30, 1998 are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                 Maturing

                               Within One Year       After One, Within Five
                             Amount       Yield       Amount         Yield
<S>                                                <C>                  <C>
<C>               <C>
Obligations of states and
  political subdivisions      $ 5,635,238  3.92%       $ 1,336,678    5.03%
Other bonds and notes              -         -              -           -
  Total Bonds                 $ 5,635,238  3.92%       $ 1,336,678    5.03%
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 Maturing
                           After Five, Within Ten         After Ten Years
                             Amount       Yield          Amount      Yield
<S>                                                <C>                  <C>
<C>                 <C>
Obligations of states and
  political subdivisions      $ 1,320,179  3.97%      $     -           -
Other bonds and notes             64,490   8.25%            -           -
  Total                       $ 1,384,669  4.17%      $     -           -
</TABLE>

      There are no securities of a single issuer (other than securities  of
the  U.S.  Government  and its agencies) that exceed  10%  of  shareholders
equity  at  June  30,  1998 in either the Available for  Sale  or  Held  to
Maturity categories.


      Gross  unrealized  gains and gross unrealized  losses  on  securities
Available for Sale were as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                AVAILABLE FOR SALE
                           Unrealized Unrealized
                              Gains     Losses
<S>                                     <C>             <C>
U.S. Treasury and other
  U.S. Govt. Agencies     $   279,088 $  178,258
Mtg. Backed Securities       478,192      23,466
Obligations of states and
  Political subdivisions      233,961     29,216
Other bonds and notes          20,357      -
Corporate Stocks            7,759,572      -
                          $ 8,771,172 $  230,940
</TABLE>

      Realized net gains on sales of securities Available for Sale for  the
six-month  period ended June 30, 1998 were $147,395 as compared to  $31,544
through June 30, 1997.


      Included  in the Corporate Stocks component in the above  tables  are
51,222  shares  of  SLM  Holding  Corp., formerly  known  as  Student  Loan
Marketing  Association ("Sallie Mae") at a cost basis of  $4,686  and  fair
value  of  $2,509,878.  These shares were acquired as preferred  shares  (a
permitted  exception  to  the  U.S.  Government  regulation  banning   bank
ownership of equity securities) in the original capitalization of the  U.S.
Government  Agency .  Later, the shares were converted to common  stock  as
Sallie  Mae  recapitalized.  Additionally, at June  30,  1998,  the  Bank's
equity  portfolio held listed securities totaling $89,538 at  cost  with  a
total  fair value of $5,318,192.  These shares were acquired prior  to  the
enactment of the Banking Act of 1933.  Other equities included in the  bank
portfolio are 9,964 shares of Federal Reserve Bank and 22,006 shares of the
Federal  Home  Loan  Bank  of New York valued at  $498,200  and  $2,200,600
respectively.    Management  has  no  current  plans  for   selling   these
securities.


     In total, loan balances have increased $22.0 million or 7.4% since the
beginning  of  the  year  as  loan demand in the commercial,  consumer  and
mortgage  segments  has  been strong throughout the  second  quarter.   The
commercial portfolio has grown by $16.3 million or 15.9%.  Included in this
growth  is the purchase of a $9.2 million block of loans during the  second
quarter.  Consumer loans have increased $2.4 million or 2.1% as a result of
strong demand in indirect auto financing.  The total mortgage portfolio has
grown by $3.3 million or 4.1% and the activity continues to be strong.


      Total  deposits at June 30, 1998 were $471.8 million as  compared  to
$451.0  million at the beginning of the year, an increase of $20.8  million
or 4.6%.  Public fund balances were up $22.4 million with personal and non-
personal  balances  increasing by $635 thousand.  The above  were  somewhat
offset by a $2.2 million decrease in official checks outstanding.


      Of the $26.9 million increase in securities sold under agreements  to
repurchase, $24.5 million is related to term repurchase agreements with the
Federal  Home  Loan  Bank used to leverage the purchase of  Federal  Agency
Bonds  as  well as a portion of the $9.2 million loan purchase made  during
the second quarter.


     Net earnings for the second quarter were $1.632 million as compared to
$1.562  million  for  the second quarter of 1997,  a  4.5%  increase.   Net
earnings per share for the quarter increased by $0.02 or 5.3% when compared
to  last year.  While gains were seen in both net interest income and other
operating  income, they were offset by a $279 thousand or 5.7% increase  in
operating  expenses.  The major factors associated with this were increased
expenses  related  to Other Real Estate Owned (OREO) and  health  insurance
costs.  While pre-tax earnings were $69 thousand lower than last years, our
income  tax  expense  decreased  by  $139  thousand  as  a  result  of  tax
minimization strategies implemented during the quarter.


      Net earnings for the six month period ended June 30, 1998 were $3.381
million,  a  $341  thousand or 11.2% increase over  last  years  six  month
results.  Net earnings per share for the six month period were $0.82 versus
$0.73  the prior year, an increase of 12.3% on 20,949 fewer average  shares
outstanding.   Earnings for the first six months were enhanced  by  a  $116
thousand  increase  in  realized  gains  on  securities  transactions.   In
addition to the above, earnings for the first six months of 1998 have  been
positively  impacted  by a $204 thousand increase in net  interest  income,
reflective of a $27.3 million increase in average earning assets,  as  well
as a $304 thousand increase in other operating income.  The primary factors
influencing  this  increase  are higher levels of  fiduciary  income  ($209
thousand),  Mastercard and Visa merchant discount fees ($47 thousand),  and
service charge income ($43 thousand).  Operating expenses for the first six
months of 1998 are $296 thousand or 3.0% higher than a year ago.  As  noted
above,  the  major factors influencing this increase were  higher  expenses
related to Other Real Estate Owned (OREO) and health insurance.  While pre-
tax  income has improved by $327 thousand, the income tax expense  for  the
first  six  months  of 1998 is $14 thousand lower due to  tax  minimization
strategies implemented during the second quarter.


      As  indicated on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash  Flows,
cash  and  cash equivalents have decreased $3.0 million since the beginning
of  the  year.  In addition to cash provided by operating activities  ($3.7
million),  other primary sources of cash flow during the six  month  period
ended  June  30,  1998  included proceeds from the  sale  and  maturity  of
investment  securities  ($34.7 million), an increase  in  deposit  accounts
($20.7  million)  and  an increase in securities sold  under  agreement  to
repurchase ($26.9 million).  Cash proceeds generated from the above sources
have  been  used  primarily to fund the purchase of  investment  securities
($58.1  million), the increase in loans, net of repayments ($23.3 million),
the payment of cash dividends ($1.3 million) and the repayment of overnight
advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank ($6.3 million).


      On May 13, 1998, the shareholders of the Company approved an increase
in  the  authorized  number of shares from 3,000,000 to  10,000,000  and  a
reduction  in par value from $5.00 to $0.01 per share.  On that same  date,
the Board of Directors approved a 2 for 1 stock split in the form of a 100%
stock dividend resulting in an increase in the number of shares issued from
2,150,067 to 4,300,134.


     During the six months ended June 30, 1998, the Company acquired 15,582
Treasury shares at an average price of $21.50 per share (adjusted  for  the
above  mentioned  split).  No treasury shares have been sold  thus  far  in
1998. During the quarter, the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.17 per
share,  an  increase  of  9.7% over the first quarter  dividend  of  $0.155
adjusted for the stock split.


Based upon loans outstanding, past experience, as well as an ongoing review
of the risk inherent in our loan portfolio, the loan loss provision for the
first six months of 1998 was $400 thousand as compared to $450 thousand one
year  ago.   At 239% of non-performing loans and 1.35% of total loans,  the
Allowance  for  Loan Loss is viewed by management as adequate  relative  to
risk.   Non-performing loans at June 30, 1998 constituted  0.57%  of  total
loans.


     Changes in the allowance for loan losses for the six months ended June
30, 1998 is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         June 30, 1998
                                                         Amount (000's)
<S>                                                                     <C>
<C>
Balance at beginning of period                 $                $ 4,145
Charge-offs:
  Domestic:
     Commercial, financial and agricultural         13
     Commercial mortgages                            0
     Residential mortgages                           5
     Consumer loans                                284          $   302

Recoveries:
  Domestic:
     Commercial, financial and agricultural     $   16
     Commercial mortgages                            0
     Residential mortgages                           0
     Consumer loans                                 56


                                                                $    72
Net charge-offs                                                 $   230
Additions charged to operations                                     400
Balance at end of period                                        $ 4,315
Ratio of net charge-offs during the period
to average loans outstanding during the period                     .08%
</TABLE>

      Included  in  the allowance for loan losses at June 30,  1998  is  an
allowance for impaired loans of $218 thousand versus $239 thousand  at  the
beginning  of  the year.  The total recorded investment in these  loans  at
June  30,  1998  and December 31,1997 was $1.084 million and $951  thousand
respectively.   Management distinguishes between impaired  and  non-accrual
loans as follows:


Impaired  Loans -  A loan would be considered impaired when it is  probable
that  after having considered current information and events regarding  the
borrower's  ability  to repay their obligations, the  corporation  will  be
unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the
loan agreement.


Non-Accrual  Loans - A loan is placed on non-accrual when it  becomes  past
due  and is referred to legal counsel, or in the case of a commercial  loan
which  becomes 90 days delinquent, or in the case of a consumer  loan  (not
guaranteed by a government agency) or a real estate loan which becomes  120
days delinquent unless, because of collateral or other circumstances, it is
deemed  to be collectible.  When placed on non-accrual, previously  accrued
interest  is  reversed.   Loans  may  also  be  placed  in  non-accrual  if
management believes such classification is warranted for other reasons.


      At June 30, 1998, the allocation of the allowance for loan losses  is
as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                   Reported Period
                                   June 30, 1998
Balance at end of period
applicable to:
                                              Percent of Loans in each
                                 Amount            Category to Total Loans
<S>                                        <C>                        <C>
Domestic:
  Commercial, financial
    and agricultural            848,605           37.24%
  Commercial mortgages           24,064            1.79%
  Residential mortgages          24,506           24.31%
  Consumer loans                607,872           36.66%

Unallocated:                     2,810,067           N/A

Total                          $4,315,114          100.00%
</TABLE>

      For  the  periods  ended  June 30, 1998 and December  31,  1997,  the
following table summarized the Company's non-accrual and past due loans:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         Amounts (000's)

                       June 30, 1998                  December 31, 1997
                               <S>                                      <C>
<C>
           Non-accrual loans $   854                       $   930

           Accruing loans past due$   955                         $   688
             90 days or more
</TABLE>

      At  June  30,  1998, the Company has no commercial  loans  for  which
payments are presently current but the borrowers are currently experiencing
severe financial difficulties.  At June 30, 1998, no loan concentrations to
borrowers engaged in the same or similar industries exceeded 10%  of  total
loans  and the Corporation has no interest-bearing assets other than  loans
that meet the non-accrual, past due, restructured or potential problem loan
criteria.


     On June 30, 1998, the Company's consolidated leverage ratio was 9.28%.
The Tier I and Total Risk Adjusted Capital ratios were 15.28% and 16.53%,
respectively.


Significant Issue - Year 2000


      During  1997, management advised its Board of Directors of  the  many
issues  surrounding the approach of January 1, 2000.  Nearly  all  computer
hardware  and  software  developed during the current  century,  have  been
programmed  with  two  digit reference to each  year.   Such  hardware  and
software,  if  not  upgraded  by  January  1,  2000,  may  become  useless.
Management  is  undergoing a five phase project to respond to  this  issue,
with  major  emphasis  upon  identifying all applications  and  data  bases
supporting  the Bank's mission critical applications.  The five  phase  are
awareness, assessment, renovation, validation and implementation, and  will
seek to neutralize not only the Bank's vulnerability, but to determine  the
financial  capacity  of  its  vendors,  determine  alternate  vendors,  and
evaluate  the  capacity of its customers to respond to this  challenge.   A
committee continues to direct the Company's Year 2000 activities under  the
framework   of  the  FFIEC's  Five  Step  Program.   Testing  of   critical
applications  has  begun and is expected to be substantially  completed  by
year end 1998, with testing of other non-critical applications expected  to
be  completed by march 31, 1999.  The Company has recently begun evaluating
Year  2000 readiness of its commercial loan applicants as part of the  loan
underwriting process and is calling upon major existing borrowers to assess
their readiness and identify potential problems.  It is expected that costs
associated  with  Year  2000  readiness  including  hardware  and  software
upgrades as well as costs of testing will be approximately $200,000.


Interest Rate Risk


       The  company  realizes  a  major  source  of  income  by  acting  as
intermediary  between  borrowers and savers.  The  differential  or  spread
between interest earned on earning assets, primarily loans and investments,
and  the  interest  paid to depositors is affected with changes  to  market
interest rates.  Additionally, because of assumptions made to the Company's
loan and investment portfolios and to its deposit base, changes in interest
rates can materially affect the projected maturities of these balance sheet
classes  and  thus  alter the Company's sensitivity to  future  changes  in
interest rates.

       The  Bank's  Asset/Liability  Committee  (ALCO)  has  the  strategic
responsibility  for  setting the policy guidelines on  acceptable  interest
rate  risk  exposure.  The ALCO is made up of the chief executive  officer,
executive   vice  presidents,  senior  lending  officer,  senior  marketing
officer,  financial  officer and others representing  key  functions.   All
guidelines  set  by this committee are board approved.  The ALCO's  primary
focus  is on maintaining consistent growth in net interest income  with  an
acceptable  level of volatility as a result of changes to  interest  rates.
As  of  June 30,1998 the exposure to changing interest rates is within  the
guidelines established by the ALCO.

     The Company uses an industry standard earnings simulation model as its
primary method to identify and manage its interest rate risk profile.   The
model  is  based  on  projected cash flows using historical  data  for  all
financial instruments.  Also incorporated into the model are assumptions of
deposit rates and balances in relation to changes in interest rates.  These
assumptions  are based on internal historical data.  In recent  years  core
deposits (NOW accounts, Insured Money Market Accounts and Savings accounts)
have  not been re-priced with movements of interest rates in the negotiable
securities  markets.   The ALCO recognizes that the  assumptions  made  are
inherently uncertain.

     The ALCO uses static gap analysis as a secondary method of identifying
and  managing  the  Company's  interest rate risk  profile.   Gap  analysis
measures  the difference between the assets and liabilities re-pricing  and
maturing  within  specific time periods, called buckets.   A  positive  gap
indicates  more rate sensitive assets are due to either re-price or  mature
than  rate sensitive liabilities in a specific bucket.  This would indicate
that  the Company should have rising earnings in periods of rising interest
rates and falling earnings in periods of falling rates.

     The ALCO recognizes the limitations of static gap analysis.  Primarily
it does not take into account the effect of interest rate movements and the
competitive market forces on the re-pricing and maturity characteristics of
interest-earning  assets  and  interest-bearing  liabilities.   For   these
reasons,  and  for  the  recent practicality of using  earnings  simulation
models  gap  analysis  has  fallen out of favor with  the  risk  management
community.

      Lastly,  the ALCO monitors the expected fluctuation of the  Company's
market  value  of equity with changes to interest rates.  Appropriate  risk
limits  have  been  established to protect the bank's shareholders  in  the
advent  of  adverse  changes to interest rates, and as  of  June  30,  1998
exposure to changing interest rates is within the risk limits established.
PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION


Item 6.         Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

      (a)  Applicable Exhibits

      (3.1)     Certificate of Incorporation is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to
                Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-14,
                Registration No. 2-95743, and is incorporated herein by
                reference.


                Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation,
                filed with the Secretary of State of New York on April 1,
                1988, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit A of
                the registrant's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
                1988, File No. 0-13888.

      (3.2)     Bylaws of the Registrant, as amended to April 8, 1998.
                                    EXHIBIT A

      (27)      Financial Data Schedule (EDGAR version only)

      (b)  Reports on Form 8-K

            The  registrant filed one report on Form 8-K during the quarter
ended  June  30,  1998.   The  report dated May  14,  1998  filed  required
information  relating  to the shareholder approved increase  in  authorized
number  of  shares from 3,000,000 to 10,000,000, a reduction in  par  value
from  $5.00 to $0.01 per share and a 2 for 1 stock split in the form  of  a
100% stock dividend.
                                FORM 10 - Q
                             QUARTERLY REPORT
                               EXHIBIT INDEX
                                     
                      FOR PERIOD ENDING JUNE 30, 1998
                                     
                       CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                             ELMIRA, NEW YORK
                                     
                       _____________________________


EXHIBIT A       Amended Bylaws Effective April 8, 1998

                (A copy of the Bylaws exhibit filed with the
                Securities and Exchange Commission may be obtained
                upon request by writing to the registrant's
                Corporate Secretary.)


                 CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION

                            BY-LAWS

                    Amended to April 8, 1998

                           ARTICLE I

                            Offices

SECTION 1.   Principal Office

      The  principal office of the corporation shall be located in the City
of Elmira, County of Chemung and State of New York.

SECTION 2.   Other Offices

      The  corporation may also have such other offices, either  within  or
without  the State of New York, as the Board of Directors may from time  to
time determine or the business of the corporation may require.

                           ARTICLE II

                          Shareholders

SECTION 1.   Place of Meetings of Shareholders

      Meetings of shareholders may be held at such place, within or without
the State of New York, as may be fixed by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 2.   Annual Meeting of Shareholders

      A  meeting of shareholders shall be held annually on such date and at
such  place  and  time as may be fixed by the Board of  Directors  for  the
election of directors and the transaction of other business.

SECTION 3.   Special Meetings of Shareholders

      Special  meetings of the shareholders may be called by the  Board  of
Directors  or by the chairman of the board or by the president.  Such  call
shall  state  the  purpose or purposes of the proposed  meeting.   Business
transacted  at  any  special meeting shall be confined to  the  purpose  or
purposes for which the meeting is called.


SECTION 4.   Fixing Record Date

      The Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a date as the record date
for  purpose of determining the shareholders entitled to notice  of  or  to
vote  at  any  meeting of shareholders or any adjournment  thereof,  or  to
express consent to or dissent from any proposal without a meeting,  or  for
the  purpose of determining shareholders entitled to receive payment of any
dividend  or the allotment of any rights, or for the purpose of  any  other
action.  Such date shall be not more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10)
days before the date of such meeting nor more than 60 days before any other
action.   If  no record date is fixed, the record date for the  purpose  of
determining shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a  meeting  of
shareholders  shall be at the close of business on the day  next  preceding
the day on which notice is given and for all other purposes shall be at the
close  of  business  on the day on which the resolution  of  the  Board  of
Directors relating thereto is adopted.

SECTION 5.   Notice of Meetings of Shareholders

     Written notice of every meeting of shareholders shall state the place,
date  and hour of the meeting and unless it is the annual meeting, indicate
that  it  is  being issued by or at the direction of the person or  persons
calling  the  meeting.  Notice of a special meeting shall  also  state  the
purpose  or purposes for which the meeting is called.  If, at any  meeting,
action  is proposed to be taken which would, if taken, entitle shareholders
fulfilling the statutory requirements to receive payment for their  shares,
the notice of such meeting shall include a statement of that purpose and to
that  effect.   A  copy  of  the  notice of any  meeting  shall  be  given,
personally or by mail, not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days
before  the  date of the meeting, to each shareholder entitled to  vote  at
such  meeting.  If mailed, such notice shall be deemed given when deposited
in  the  United States mail, with postage thereon prepaid, directed to  the
shareholder at his address as it appears on the record of shareholders  or,
if  he  shall  have filed with the secretary of the corporation  a  written
request  that notices to him be mailed to some other address, then directed
to him at such other address.

SECTION 6.   Adjourned Meetings

      When a determination of shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote
at  any  meeting  of  shareholders has been made, such determination  shall
apply to any adjournment thereof, unless the Board of Directors fixes a new
record  date  for  the adjourned meeting.  When a meeting is  adjourned  to
another time or place, it shall not be necessary to give any notice of  the
adjourned  meeting if the time and place to which the meeting is  adjourned
are  announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and at the
adjourned meeting the corporation may transact any business that might have
been transacted on the original date of the meeting.  However, if after the
adjournment  the  Board  of  Directors fixes a  new  record  date  for  the
adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each
shareholder of record on the new record date entitled to notice.


SECTION 7.   List of Shareholders at Meeting

      A  list  of  shareholders as of the record  date,  certified  by  the
secretary  or  by the transfer agent, shall be produced at any  meeting  of
shareholders  upon the request thereat or prior thereto of any shareholder.
If  the  right  to  vote at any meeting is challenged,  the  inspectors  of
election,  or  person  presiding  thereat,  shall  require  such  list   of
shareholders  to  be  produced as evidence of  the  right  of  the  persons
challenged to vote at such meetings, and all persons who appear  from  such
list to be shareholders entitled to vote thereat may vote at such meeting.

SECTION 8.   Quorum of Shareholders

     The holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote thereat shall
constitute a quorum at a meeting of shareholders for the transaction of any
business.  When a quorum is once present to organize a meeting, it  is  not
broken  by  the  subsequent  withdrawal of any shareholders.   Despite  the
absence of a quorum, the shareholders present may adjourn the meeting.

SECTION 9.   Proxies

      Every shareholder entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders or to
express  consent or dissent without a meeting may authorize another  person
or  persons  to  act for him by proxy.  Every proxy must be signed  by  the
shareholder  or  his attorney-in-fact.  No proxy shall be valid  after  the
expiration  of  eleven (11) months from the date thereof  unless  otherwise
provided  in the proxy.  Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure  of
the  shareholder executing it, except in those cases where  an  irrevocable
proxy is provided by law.

SECTION 10.   Inspectors at Shareholders Meetings

      The  Board of Directors, in advance of any shareholders meeting,  may
appoint  one  or  more inspectors to act at the meeting or any  adjournment
thereof.   If  inspectors are not so appointed, the person presiding  at  a
shareholders meeting may, and on the request of any shareholder entitled to
vote thereat shall, appoint inspectors.  If appointed on the request of one
or  more  shareholders,  the holders of a majority of  shares  present  and
entitled  to  vote thereat shall determine the number of inspectors  to  be
appointed.   In  case  any person appointed fails to  appear  or  act,  the
vacancy  may  be  filled by appointment made by the Board of  Directors  in
advance  of the meeting or at the meeting by the person presiding  thereat.
Each  inspector,  before entering upon the discharge of his  duties,  shall
take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector at such
meeting  with strict impartiality and according to the best of his ability.
The  inspectors  shall determine the number of shares outstanding  and  the
voting  power of each, the shares represented at the meeting, the existence
of  a  quorum, the validity and effect of proxies, and shall receive votes,
ballots  or  consents,  hear  and determine all  challenges  and  questions
arising in connection with the right to the result, and do such acts as are
proper  to  conduct the election or vote with fairness to all shareholders.
On  request  of  the  person presiding at the meeting  or  any  shareholder
entitled to vote thereat, the inspectors shall make a report in writing  of
any  challenge,  question  or  matter determined  by  them  and  execute  a
certificate  of  any fact found by them.  A report or certificate  made  by
them  shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated and of the vote  as
certified by them.

SECTION 11.   Qualifications of Voters

      Every  shareholder of record shall be entitled at  every  meeting  of
shareholders to one vote for every share standing in his name on the record
of shareholders.

     Neither treasury shares nor shares held by another domestic or foreign
corporation  of any type or kind, if a majority of the shares  entitled  to
vote in the election of directors of such other corporation is held by  the
corporation,  shall be voted at any meeting or counted in  determining  the
total number of outstanding shares.

      Shares  held  by  an administrator, executor, guardian,  conservator,
committee,  or  other fiduciary, except a trustee, may  be  voted  by  him,
either  in  person or by proxy, without transfer of such  shares  into  his
name.  Shares held by a trustee may be voted by him, either in person or by
proxy, only after the shares have been transferred into his name as trustee
or into the name of his nominee.

      Shares held by or under the control of a receive may be voted by  him
without  the  transfer  thereof into his name if  authority  so  to  do  is
contained in an order of the court by which such received was appointed.

      A shareholder whose shares are pledged shall be entitled to vote such
shares until the shares have been transferred into the name of the pledgee,
or a nominee of the pledgee.

     Shares standing in the name of another domestic or foreign corporation
of  any  type or kind may be voted by such officer, agent or proxy  as  the
By-Laws  of  such  corporation may provide  or,  in  the  absence  of  such
provision, as the Board of Directors of such corporation may determine.

SECTION 12.   Vote of Shareholders

      Directors shall, except as otherwise required by law, be elected by a
plurality of the votes cast at a meeting of shareholders by the holders  of
shares  entitled  to vote in the election.  Any other corporate  action  by
vote  of the shareholders shall, except as otherwise required by law, these
By-Laws or the certificate of incorporation, be authorized by a majority of
the  votes  cast  at  a meeting of shareholders by the  holders  of  shares
entitled to vote thereon.

SECTION 13.   Conduct of Shareholders' Meetings

      The  Officer  presiding over the shareholders' meeting may  establish
such  rules and regulations for the conduct of the meeting as the presiding
Officer  may  deem to be reasonably necessary or desirable for the  orderly
and expeditious conduct of the meeting.

SECTION 14.   Shareholder Proposals

      No shareholder shall be entitled to submit a proposal to a meeting of
shareholders unless at the time of submitting the proposal, the shareholder
shall  be  a record or beneficial owner of at least 1% or $1,000 in  market
value  of  shares entitled to be voted at the meeting, and shall have  held
such  shares  for at least one year and shall continue to own  such  shares
through  the date on which the meeting is held.  A shareholder meeting  the
above  requirements shall deliver to the secretary of the  corporation  not
later  than  120  days  prior to the date on which the corporation's  proxy
statement was mailed to stockholders in connection with the previous year's
annual meeting, the text of any proposal which he intends to propose at  an
annual  meeting  of  shareholders and a notice  of  the  intention  of  the
shareholder  to  present such proposal at the meeting.  A  proposal  to  be
presented at any meeting of shareholders other than an annual meeting shall
be  delivered to the secretary a reasonable time before the mailing of  the
corporation's proxy material.

                          ARTICLE III

                           Directors

SECTION 1.   Board of Directors

      The  business of the corporation shall be managed under the direction
of its Board of Directors.

SECTION 2.   Qualifications of Directors

       Each  director  shall  be  at  least  18  years  of  age  and  shall
automatically  cease to be a director on the last day of the  month  during
which he or she attains the age of seventy-two (72) years.  At the time  of
taking  an  office, each director shall be a stockholder of the corporation
owning  in  his  or her own right, free from pledge, lien  or  charge,  the
number of shares of capital stock of the corporation while each director of
a  New  York bank or trust company is required to own in such bank or trust
company or a holding company of such bank or trust company by the New  York
State Banking law.  If a director shall cease to own the required number of
shares,  he or she automatically ceases to be a director of the corporation
and  his or her office shall be vacant, and he or she shall not be eligible
for re-election as a director for a period of one year from the date of the
next succeeding annual meeting of stockholders of the corporation.

SECTION 3.   Number of Directors

      The  number  of  directors constituting the  entire  Board  shall  be
nineteen (19).  This number may be increased or decreased from time to time
by  amendment of these By-Laws, provided, however, that the number may  not
be  decreased  to  less  than  three (3).  No decrease  in  the  number  of
directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.



SECTION 4.   Election and Term of Directors

      The  directors  shall be classified by the Board  of  Directors  with
respect  to  the  time  for which they severally hold  office,  into  three
classes,  as nearly equal in number for a term of one (1) year, the  second
class  shall  be  originally elected for a term of two (2) years,  and  the
third class shall be originally elected for a term of three (3) years, with
the  directors  of  each class to hold office until  their  successors  are
elected  and  qualified.   Newly created directorships  resulting  from  an
increase  in  the number of directors shall be classified by the  Board  of
Directors when the directorship is created.  At each annual meeting of  the
stockholders  of the corporation, the successors of the class of  directors
whose  terms expire at that meeting shall be elected to hold office  for  a
term  expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders held in the third year
following the year of their election or until their successors are  elected
and have qualified.

SECTION 5.   Nominations for Directors

     Nominations of candidates for election as directors of the corporation
at  any meeting of stockholders called for the election of directors may be
made by the Board of Directors or by
any  stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting.  Nominations made by the
Board of Directors shall be made at a meeting of the Board of Directors, or
by  written  consent of directors in lieu of a meeting, not later  than  60
days  prior  to  the  date of any meeting of stockholders  called  for  the
election of directors.  The secretary of the corporation shall request that
each  such  proposed nominee provide the corporation with such  information
concerning  himself as is required, under the rules of the  Securities  and
Exchange  Commission, to be included in the corporation's  proxy  statement
soliciting  proxies  for his election as a director.  Any  stockholder  who
intends  to  make a nomination at any annual meeting of stockholders  shall
deliver  to the secretary of the corporation not later than 120 days  prior
to  the  date  on  which the corporation's proxy statement  was  mailed  to
stockholders in connection with the previous year's annual meeting,  or  if
such  nomination is to be made at a meeting of shareholders other  than  an
annual  meeting, a reasonable time before the mailing of the  corporation's
proxy  material, a notice setting forth (i) the name, age, business address
and  residence  address of each nominee proposed in such notice,  (ii)  the
principal  occupation or employment of each such nominee, (iii) the  number
of shares of capital stock of the corporation which are owned of record and
beneficially  by  each  such  nominee  and  (iv)  such  other   information
concerning each such nominee as would be required, under the rules  of  the
Securities and Exchange Commission, in a proxy statement soliciting proxies
for  the  election  of such nominees.  Such notice shall include  a  signed
consent  of  such  nominee to serve as a director of  the  corporation,  if
elected.  In the event that a person is validly designated as a nominee  in
accordance with the provisions of this section and shall thereafter  become
unable  or  unwilling to stand for election to the Board of Directors,  the
Board  of  Directors or the stockholder who proposed such nominee,  as  the
case  may be, may designate a substitute nominee.  If the secretary of  the
meeting  of  stockholders called for the election of  directors  determines
that a nomination was not made in accordance with the foregoing procedures,
such nomination shall be void.



SECTION 6.   Newly Created Directorships and Vacancies

      Newly  created directorships resulting from an increase in the number
of  directors  and  vacancies occurring in the Board of Directors  for  any
reason may be filled by vote of a majority of the directors then in office,
although  less than a quorum exists.  A director elected to  fill  a  newly
created  directorship or a vacancy, shall be elected to hold  office  until
the  next meeting of shareholders at which the election of directors is  in
the regular order of business, and until his successor has been elected and
qualified.

SECTION 7.   Removal of Directors

      Any  director,  an entire class of directors or the entire  Board  of
Directors  may be removed from office, with or without cause, only  by  the
affirmative  vote of the holders of at least 75% of the outstanding  shares
of  stock of the corporation entitled to vote generally in the election  of
directors, voting together as a single class.

SECTION 8.   Quorum of Directors

      One-third  (1/3) of the entire Board of Directors or seven directors,
whichever  number is greater, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
of business or of any specified item of business.

SECTION 9.   Action by the Board of Directors

      The vote of the majority of the directors present at a meeting of the
Board of Directors at the time of the vote, if a quorum is present at  such
time,  shall,  except as otherwise provided by law, these  By-Laws  or  the
certificate of incorporation, be the act of the Board of Directors.

SECTION 10.   Written Consent of Directors Without A Meeting

     Any action required or permitted to be taken by the Board of Directors
or a committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if all members of the
Board  or  the committee consent in writing to the adoption of a resolution
authorizing the action.  The resolution and the written consents thereto by
the  members of the board or committee shall be filed with the  minutes  of
the proceedings of the Board or committee.

SECTION 11.   Place and Time of Meetings of Board of Directors

     Meetings of the Board of Directors, regular or special, may be held at
any  place, within or without the State of New York and at any time,  fixed
by  the Board of Directors or by the person or persons calling the meeting.
Such  meetings  may be held by means of a conference telephone  or  similar
communications equipment allowing all persons participating in the  meeting
to hear each other at the same time.

SECTION 12.   Notice of Meetings of the Board of Directors

      Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice
if the time and place of such meetings are fixed by the Board of Directors.
Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held upon notice to the
directors  and  may be called by the chairman of the board, the  president,
the  executive vice president, or any two directors.  The notice  shall  be
given  personally including by telephone or mail, telegram, cable or  other
public  instrumentality.  If given personally or by telephone, such  notice
shall  be given not less than 48 hours before the meeting to each director.
If  given  by  mail, cable, telegram or other public instrumentality,  such
notice  shall be given not less than five (5) days before the date  of  the
meeting,  to each director.  Such notice shall be deemed given, if  mailed,
when deposited in the United States mail, with postage thereon prepaid  or,
if  telegraphed, cabled or sent by other public instrumentality, when given
to  the  telegraph company, cable company, or other public instrumentality,
directed to the director at his business address or, if he shall have filed
with  the  secretary of the corporation, a written request that notices  to
him  be  mailed or telegraphed, cabled or sent to some other address,  then
directed  to  him at such other address.  The notice need not  specify  the
purpose of any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors.

SECTION 13.   Interested Directors

     No contract or other transaction between a corporation and one or more
of its directors, or between a corporation and any other corporation, firm,
association  or  other  entity in which one or more of  its  directors,  or
officers, are directors or have a substantial financial interest, shall  be
either void or voidable for this reason alone or by reason alone that  such
director  or  directors are present at the meeting of the Board,  or  of  a
committee thereof, which approves such contract or transaction or that  his
or their votes are counted for such purpose:

     1.   If the material facts as to such director's interest in such contract
       or transaction and as to any such common directorship, officership or
       financial interest are disclosed in good faith or known to the Board or
       committee, and the Board or committee approves such contract or transac-
       tion by a vote sufficient for such purpose without counting the vote of
       such interested director or, if the votes of the disinterested directors
       are insufficient to constitute an act of the Board as defined in Section
       9 of this Article, by unanimous vote of the disinterested directors; or
     2.   If the material facts as to such director's interest in such contract
      or transaction and as to any such common directorship, officership or
      financial interest are disclosed in good faith or known to the share-
      holders entitled to vote thereon, and such contract or transaction is ap-
      proved by vote of such shareholders; or
    3.   If the contract or transaction is affirmatively established by the
party or parties thereto to be fair and reasonable as to the corporation at
the time it was approved by the Board, a committee thereof, or the
shareholders.

      Common  or  interested directors may be counted  in  determining  the
presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board or a committee thereof which
approves such contract or transaction.
     The Board of Directors shall have authority to fix the compensation of
directors for services in any capacity.

      A loan shall not be made by the corporation to any director unless it
is authorized by vote of the shareholders.  For this purpose, the shares of
the  director  who  would be the borrower shall not be shares  entitled  to
vote.

SECTION 14.   Reimbursement and Compensation of Directors

     The directors may be paid their expenses of attendance at each meeting
of  the  Board  of Directors and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance  at
each meeting of the Board of Directors or a stated salary as director.   No
such  payment  shall preclude any director from serving the corporation  in
any  other  capacity and receiving compensation therefor.  Members  of  the
executive   committee   or  other  committees  may   be   allowed   similar
reimbursement and compensation for their services as such.

SECTION 15.   Executive Committee and Other Committees

      The  Board  of Directors by resolution adopted by a majority  of  the
entire  Board, may designate from among its members an executive  committee
and  other committees, each consisting of three or more directors, and each
of  which shall have and may exercise such powers as shall be conferred  or
authorized  by the resolution appointing it, except that no such  committee
shall have authority as to the following matters:

     1.   The submission to shareholders of any action that needs shareholders'
       approval;
2.   The filling of vacancies in the Board of Directors or in any
committee:
3.   The fixing of compensation of the directors for serving on the Board
of Directors or on any committee;
4.   The amendment or repeal of the By-Laws or the adoption of new By-Laws;
5.   The amendment or repeal or any resolution of the Board of Directors.

      Each  such  committee shall serve at the pleasure of the Board.   The
Board  of Directors shall have the power at any time to fill vacancies  in,
to change the size or membership of, and to discharge any such committee.

      A majority of any such committee may determine its action and may fix
the  time and place of its meetings, unless provided otherwise by the Board
of  Directors.  Each such committee shall keep a written record of its acts
and  proceedings and shall submit such record to the Board of Directors  at
each  regular meeting thereof and at such other times as requested  by  the
Board of Directors.  Failure to submit such record, or failure of the Board
to  approve any action indicated therein will not, however, invalidate such
action  to the extent it has been carried out by the corporation  prior  to
the  time the record of such action was, or should have been, submitted  to
the Board of Directors as herein provided.

                           ARTICLE IV

                            Officers

SECTION 1.   Number

      The Board of Directors may elect a chairman of the board who shall be
a member of the Board of Directors and shall elect a president, one or more
vice  presidents, a secretary and a treasurer, who need not be  members  of
the  Board of Directors and such other officers and assistant officers  who
need not be members of the Board of Directors as the Board of Directors may
from time to time deem proper.  Any two or more offices may be held by  the
same person, except the offices of president and secretary.

SECTION 2.   Election and Term of Office

      The  officers  of the corporation to be elected or appointed  by  the
Board  of Directors shall be elected or appointed annually by the Board  of
Directors  at the first meeting of the Board of Directors held  after  each
annual meeting of the shareholders.  Subject to the provisions of Section 3
of  this Article, each officer shall hold office until the first meeting of
the  Board  of  Directors following the next annual meeting of shareholders
and until his successor has been elected or appointed and qualified.

SECTION 3.   Removal

      Any  officer or agent elected or appointed by the Board of  Directors
may  be  removed by the Board of Directors with or without cause, but  such
removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any,  of  the
person so removed.  The election or appointment of an officer shall not  of
itself create contract rights.

SECTION 4.  New Offices and Vacancies

      Newly  created  offices and vacancy in any office because  of  death,
resignation,  removal, disqualification or otherwise, may  be  filled  from
time  to  time by the Board of Directors for the unexpired portion  of  the
term.

SECTION 5.  Chief Executive Officer

     The Board of Directors shall appoint either the chairman of the board,
if  any,  or  the president the chief executive officer of the  corporation
("the  CEO")  who, subject to the control of the Board of Directors,  shall
direct and control all the business and affairs of the corporation.

SECTION 6.   Chairman of the Board

      The  chairman of the board, if any, and if so designated by the Board
of  Directors, shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation and,
subject  to the control of the Board of Directors, shall in general perform
all  duties incident to the office of chief executive officer.   He  shall,
when  present, preside at all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board
of  Directors.  He may sign, with the secretary or any other proper officer
of  the  corporation  thereunto  authorized  by  the  Board  of  Directors,
certificates representing shares of the corporation, any deeds,  mortgages,
bonds,  contracts  or other instruments which the Board  of  Directors  has
authorized to be executed, except in cases where the signing and  execution
thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors or by  these
By-Laws  to  some other officer or agent of the corporation,  or  shall  be
required by law to be otherwise signed or executed; and shall perform  such
other  duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors from  time  to
time.

SECTION 7.   President

      The president shall be the chief operating officer of the corporation
and,  subject to the control of the Board of Directors and the chairman  of
the board (if he is the CEO), shall direct the conduct and operation of the
business and properties of the corporation.  If so designated by the  Board
of  Directors,  he  shall  also  be  the chief  executive  officer  of  the
corporation  and   shall perform all duties incident to  that  office.   He
shall, in the absence of the chairman of the board, preside at all meetings
of  the shareholders and of the Board of Directors.  He may sign, with  the
secretary  or  any  other  proper  officer  of  the  corporation  thereunto
authorized by the Board of Directors, certificates representing  shares  of
the   corporation,  any  deeds,  mortgages,  bonds,  contracts   or   other
instruments  which the Board of Directors has authorized  to  be  executed,
except  in cases where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly
delegated  by  the  Board of Directors or by these By-Laws  to  some  other
officer  or  agent of the corporation, or shall be required by  law  to  be
otherwise signed or executed; and shall perform such other duties as may be
prescribed by the Board of Directors from time to time.

SECTION 8.   Vice President

      In  the absence of the chairman of the board and the president or  in
the  event of their death or inability to act, the executive vice president
(or  in  the  event of the death or inability to act of the executive  vice
president, the vice president designated by the Board of Directors, if any,
or if none, the vice president having the greatest seniority) shall perform
the  duties  of the chairman of the board and the president,  and  when  so
acting  shall  have the authority of and be subject to all the restrictions
upon  the chairman of the board and the president.  Any vice president  may
sign,  with  the  secretary or any other proper officer of the  corporation
thereunto  authorized by the Board of Directors, certificates  representing
shares of the corporation; and shall perform such other duties as from time
to  time may be assigned to him by the chairman of the board (if he is  the
CEO) or by the president or by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 9.   Secretary

      The  secretary shall: 1) keep the minutes of the proceedings  of  its
shareholders,  Board  of  Directors  and  executive  committee  and   other
committees, if any; in one or more books provided for that purpose; 2)  see
that  all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these
By-Laws or as required by law; 3) be custodian of the corporate records and
of  the seal of the corporation and see that the seal of the corporation is
affixed  to  all  documents  and  execution  of  which  on  behalf  of  the
corporation under its seal is duly authorized; 4) file each written request
by  a  shareholder that notices to him be mailed to some address other than
this address as it appears on the record of shareholders; 5) sign with  the
chairman  of  the  board or the president or a vice president  certificates
representing  shares of the corporation, the issuance of which  shall  have
been  authorized by resolution of the Board of Directors; 6)  have  general
charge  of the record of shareholders of the corporation; and 7) in general
perform  all  duties  incident to the office of secretary  and  such  other
duties  as from time to time may be assigned to him by the chairman of  the
board (if he is the CEO) or by the president or by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 10.   Treasurer

     If required by the Board of Directors, the treasurer shall give a bond
for  the faithful discharge of his duties in such sum and with such  surety
or  sureties as the Board of Directors shall determine.  He shall: 1)  have
charge  and  custody of and be responsible for all funds and securities  of
the  corporation, receive and give receipts for moneys due and  payable  to
the corporation from any source whatsoever, and deposit all such moneys  in
the  name  of  the  corporation in such banks,  trust  companies  or  other
depositaries  as  shall be selected in accordance with  the  provisions  of
these  By-Laws;  2) have charge and custody of and be responsible  for  the
keeping  of  correct  and  complete books and records  of  account  of  the
corporation;  sign with the chairman of the board, or the  president  or  a
vice  president,  certificates representing shares of the corporation,  the
issuance of which shall have been authorized by resolution of the Board  of
Directors;  and  3) in general perform all of the duties  incident  to  the
office  of  treasurer and such other duties as from time  to  time  may  be
assigned to him by the chairman of the board (if he is the CEO) or  by  the
president or by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 11.   Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers

      The assistant secretaries, when authorized by the Board of Directors,
may  sign  with  the  chairman of the board or  the  president  or  a  vice
president,  certificates  representing  shares  of  the  corporation,   the
issuance  of which shall have been authorized by a resolution of the  Board
of  Directors.  The assistant treasurers shall, if required by the Board of
Directors,  give bonds for the faithful discharge of their duties  in  such
sums  and  with  such sureties as the Board of Directors  shall  determine.
Assistant  secretaries and assistant treasurers, in general, shall  perform
such duties as shall be assigned to them by the secretary or the treasurer,
respectively,  or by the chairman of the board (if he is the  CEO)  or  the
president or the Board of Directors.  In the absence of the secretary or in
the  event  of  his  death,  inability or refusal  to  act,  the  assistant
secretary (or in the event there be more than one assistant secretary,  the
assistant secretaries in the order of their appointment or as determined by
the  chairman of the board (if he is the CEO) or the president or the Board
of  Directors), shall perform the duties and exercise the authority of  the
secretary.   In the absence of the treasurer or in the event of his  death,
inability  or  refusal to act, the assistant treasurer, (or  in  the  event
there be more than one assistant treasurer, the assistant treasurers in the
order  of  their appointment or as determined by the chairman of the  board
(if  he  is  the  CEO)  or the president or the Board of  Directors)  shall
perform the duties and exercise the authority of the treasurer.

SECTION 12.   Compensation of Officers

      The compensation of the officers shall be fixed from time to time  by
the  Board  of  Directors and no officer shall be prevented from  receiving
such  compensation by reason of the fact that he is also a director of  the
corporation.

                           ARTICLE V

                 Contracts, Checks and Deposits

SECTION 1.   Contracts

     The Board of Directors may authorize any officer or officers, agent or
agents, to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in
the  name  of  and on behalf of the corporation and such authority  may  be
general or confined to specific instances.

SECTION 2.   Checks, Drafts, etc.

      All checks, drafts or other orders for the payment of money, notes or
other  evidences  of  indebtedness issued in the name of  the  corporation,
shall  be  signed  by  such officer or officers, agent  or  agents  of  the
corporation and in such manner as shall from time to time be determined  by
resolution of the Board of Directors.

SECTION 3.   Deposits

     All funds of the corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited
from  time  to  time to the credit of the corporation in such banks,  trust
companies or other depositaries as the Board of Directors may select.

                           ARTICLE VI

            Certificates Representing Shares, Record

              of Shareholders, Transfer of Shares

SECTION 1.   Issuance of Shares

      No shares of any class of the corporation or any obligations or other
securities convertible into or carrying options to purchase any such shares
of the corporation, or any options or rights to purchase any such shares or
securities of the corporation, shall be issued or sold unless such issuance
or  sale is approved by the affirmative vote of at least 80% of the  entire
Board of Directors.

SECTION 2.   Certificates Representing Shares

      The  shares  of the corporation shall be represented by  certificates
which  shall  be  in  such  form as shall be determined  by  the  Board  of
Directors.   All  such  certificates shall  be  consecutively  numbered  or
otherwise identified.  Such certificates shall be signed by the chairman of
the  board  or  the president or a vice president and the secretary  or  an
assistant  secretary or the treasurer or an assistant treasurer,  and  may,
but  need  not, be sealed with the seal of the corporation or  a  facsimile
thereof.   The  signature  of  the officers upon  the  certificate  may  be
facsimile  if the certificate is countersigned by a transfer  agent  or  an
assistant  transfer  agent, or registered by a  registrar  other  than  the
corporation itself or its employee.  In case any officer who has signed  or
whose  facsimile  signature has been placed upon a certificate  shall  have
ceased  to  be such officer before such certificate is issued,  it  may  be
issued  by the corporation with the same effect as if he were such  officer
at  the date of issue.  Each certificate shall state upon the face thereof;
1)  that the corporation is formed under the laws of New York; 2) the  name
of  the person or persons to whom issued; 3) the number and class of shares
and the par value of each share represented by such certificate.

SECTION 3.   Lost, Destroyed or Wrongfully Taken Certificates

     The Board of Directors may direct a new certificate or certificates to
be issued in place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by
the  corporation,  alleged  to  have been  lost,  apparently  destroyed  or
wrongfully taken upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person
claiming  the  certificate to be lost, apparently destroyed  or  wrongfully
taken.   When  authorizing such issue of a new certificate or certificates,
the  Board of Directors may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent
to  the  issuance  thereof,  require the owner  of  such  lost,  apparently
destroyed  or  wrongfully taken certificate or certificates, or  his  legal
representative  to advertise the same in such manner as  it  shall  require
and/or  give  the corporation a bond in such sum and with  such  surety  or
sureties as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may  be  made
against  the corporation with respect to the certificates alleged  to  have
been lost, apparently destroyed or wrongfully taken.

SECTION 4.   Record of Shareholders

      The  corporation shall keep at its principal office, or at the office
of  its  transfer agent in the State of New York, a record  containing  the
names  and  addresses of all shareholders, the number and class  of  shares
held  by  each  and the dates when they respectively became the  owners  of
record thereof.  The corporation shall be protected in treating the persons
in  whose  names shares stand on the record of shareholders as  the  owners
thereof for all purposes.

SECTION 5.   Transfer of Shares

      Upon  surrender  to  the corporation or the  transfer  agent  of  the
corporation   of  a  certificate  representing  shares  duly  endorsed   or
accompanied  by proper evidence of succession, assignment or  authority  to
transfer,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of the  corporation  to  issue  a  new
certificate to the person entitled thereto, and cancel the old certificate.
Every  such  transfer  of  shares  shall  be  entered  on  the  record   of
shareholders of the corporation.

                          ARTICLE VII

                          Fiscal Year

      The  fiscal year of the corporation shall be determined by resolution
of the Board of Directors.

                          ARTICLE VIII

                           Dividends

      The  Board  of  Directors  may from time to  time  declare,  and  the
corporation may pay, dividends on its outstanding shares in the manner  and
upon  the  terms  and  conditions provided by law and  its  certificate  of
incorporation.

                           ARTICLE IX

                              Seal

      The seal of the corporation shall be circular in form and contain the
name  of  the corporation, the year when it was formed, and the words  "New
York."   The corporation may use the seal causing it or a facsimile  to  be
affixed or impressed or reproduced in any other manner.


ARTICLE X

                        Waiver of Notice

SECTION 1.   Waiver of Notice to Shareholders

      Notice  of meeting need not be given to any shareholder who signed  a
waiver  of  notice,  in person or by proxy, whether  before  or  after  the
meeting.  The attendance of any shareholder at a meeting, in person  or  by
proxy,  without protesting prior to the conclusion of the meeting the  lack
of notice of such meeting, shall constitute a waiver of notice by him.

SECTION 2.   Waiver of Notice to Director

     Notice of meeting need not be given to any director who signs a waiver
of  notice whether before or after the meeting, or who attends the  meeting
without  protesting,  prior  thereto or at the commencement,  the  lack  of
notice  to  him.   A waiver of notice need not specify the purpose  of  any
regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors.

SECTION 3.   Notice Dispensed with When Delivery Prohibited

      Whenever communication to any shareholder or any director is unlawful
under  any statute of the State of New York or of the United States or  any
regulation, proclamation or order issued under said statutes, the giving of
any  notice to such shareholder or such director shall not be required  and
there shall be no duty to apply for license or other permission to do so.

                           ARTICLE XI

                        Indemnification

      To  the  fullest extent permitted by law, either directly or  by  the
purchase  of  insurance or in part directly and in part by the purchase  of
insurance,  the  corporation shall indemnify each  natural  person,  or  if
deceased, his personal representative made or threatened to be made a party
to  any action or proceeding civil or criminal, including an appeal therein
against  the  reasonable expenses, attorneys' fees,  judgments,  fines  and
amounts paid in settlement if such person is made or threatened to be  made
a  party by reason of the fact that he or his testator or intestate  is  or
was:  1)  an  officer,  director or employee of the corporation  or  2)  an
officer,  director or employee of or served in any capacity  in  any  other
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, at  the
request  of this corporation, provided that in the case of a person serving
as  an  employee  or  in any capacity in any other corporation,  that  such
person  was  at the time he was so designated to serve by this corporation,
an  employee  of this corporation, or 3) the occupant of a  position  or  a
member  of a committee or Board or a person  having responsibilities  under
federal  or state law, including but not limited to responsibilities  under
the  Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, who was appointed  to
such  position  or  to  such  committee or  Board  by  the  Board  of  this
corporation  or  by an officer of this corporation or who  served  in  such
position or on such committee or Board at the request or direction  of  the
Board  of  this  corporation or of an officer of this  corporation  or  who
assumed  such responsibilities at the request or direction of the Board  of
this  corporation or of any officer of this corporation, provided only that
such  person acted in good faith for a purpose which he reasonably believed
would  be in the best interest of the corporation or in the case of service
for  any  other  corporation  or  any partnership,  joint  venture,  trust,
employee  benefit  plan  or  other enterprise,  not  opposed  to  the  best
interests of the corporation, and in criminal proceedings had no reasonable
cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.

      The corporation's obligations under this Article shall be reduced  by
the  amount of any insurance which is available to any such person  whether
such insurance is purchased by the corporation or otherwise.  The right  of
indemnity  created  herein  shall be personal  to  the  officer,  director,
employee or other person and their respective legal representatives and  in
no  case  shall any insurance carrier be entitled to be subrogated  to  any
rights created herein.

      Nothing  contained herein shall obligate the corporation to indemnify
any  person  against  any  claim arising out of personal  injuries,  bodily
injuries or property damage.

ARTICLE XII

                      Amendment and Repeal

SECTION 1.   Amendment and Repeal by the Shareholders

      These  By-Laws may be amended or repealed by vote of the shareholders
entitled  to  vote  generally in the election of directors,  provided  that
notice  of  meeting  states  such purpose, and provided  further  that  the
provisions  of  Article  III  may  be  amended  or  repealed  only  by  the
affirmative  vote of holders of at least 75% of the outstanding  shares  of
stock  of  the  corporation entitled to vote generally in the  election  of
directors.

SECTION 2.   Amendment and Repeal by the Board of Directors

      These  By-Laws may also be amended or repealed by a majority  of  the
entire  Board of Directors provided that the provisions of Article III  may
be amended only by the affirmative vote of at least 75% of the entire Board
of  Directors  and  further provided that Section 1 of Article  VI  may  be
amended only by the affirmative vote of at least 80% of the entire Board of
Directors.


                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                SIGNATURES




Pursuant  to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,   the
registrant  has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf  by  the
undersigned there to duly authorized.

                       CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION



DATE:                                          August 11, 1998     /s/  Jan
P. Updegraff
                                              Jan P. Updegraff
                                              President & CEO



DATE:                                         August 11, 1998     /s/  John
R. Battersby Jr.
                                              John R. Battersby Jr.
                                              Treasurer


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