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 HISTORY AND IMIOCEEDINGS 
 
 OF THE 
 
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 AND THE 
 
 RULES OF THE ASSOCIATION, 
 
 I TOGETHER WITH 
 
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 A LIST OF THE OFFICEKS 
 
 FOR 1861. 
 
 TORONTO: 
 
 LEADKR' and ' patriot' STBAM-PRESS PBIMT, king 3TKKBT BAST. 
 
 1861. 
 
Published by Order of the Oounoa. 
 
 TI 
 
 ROBERT B. DENISON, Major. 
 GEORGE T. DENISON, Jr., Captain. 
 DOUGLAS G. MACDONALD, Capt. 
 I^ILLIAM PATERSON, Lieutenant. 
 
 Manaslne 
 CommlUee. 
 
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 PATRON: 
 
 HIS E!2S.OEr.iXjHlIvrO-2' 
 
 THE ET. HONORABLE VISCOUNT MONOK, 
 
 Governor General and Commander-in-Chief. 
 
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 OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION, 1861. 
 
 President : 
 
 Colonel George T. Dbnison, Commandant, Toronto 
 VIce-PreatdentH : 
 Lieut. Col. Moobe, Commandant, Ottawa. 
 ly^ Lieut. Col. Stbanqb, Commandant, Kingston 
 
 Ciouncll : 
 Lieut. Col. Jbbsup, Prescott. 
 Lieut. Col. Dubib, Toronto. 
 Lieut. Col. Clabk, St. Catharines. 
 Major Shanly, London. 
 Major Cbawpord, Brookville. 
 j# Major MoLbod, Oale Ridges. 
 Oapt. Mopfatt, London. 
 Capt. G. T. Dbnison, Toronto. 
 Capt. Imlack, Stratford. 
 Capt. Litohpibld, Kingston. 
 Capt, HuTcmNSON, Guelph. 
 Capt. O'Reilly, Hamilton. 
 Capt. Fulton, Toronto. 
 Capt. Smith, Toronto. 
 Capt. Paterson, Toronto, 
 Lieut. Patbbson, Torotito. 
 Trustees : 
 Major Dbnison, Major Brooke and Major Smith, Toronto. 
 
 Secretary : 
 Captain Douglas G. Macdonald, Toronto, 
 
 
PREFACE. 
 
 Tho Council publish this History and Proceedings of 
 the Association, together witli its rules, in order to ex- 
 plain to the Active Force of Upper Canada, and the 
 public generally, the cause of the apparent neglect of 
 tho Association, in not having had its contemplated 
 Rifle Match this Autumn ; and also to shew,that although 
 this Association has, from the first, been willing to form 
 an amalgamation with the " Canadian Rifle Association,' 
 yet from no fault of theiis. they have been unable to do 
 so— through the inability of the " Canadian Rifle Asso- 
 ciation" to obtain a meeting of its Council since its first 
 formation, (a period of more than six months,) to enable 
 them to entertain and answer our prop^als. This 
 Asstv.iation, having therefore now determinea to proceed 
 with its original object, the Council appeals to the Active 
 Force of Upper Canada, to use their utmost exertions to 
 advance the interest of an Institution so eminently cal- 
 culated to exercise a beneficial influence on their organ- 
 ization. The Council also appeals to the public at large, 
 to assist the Active Force in supporting the Association 
 in its laudable efforts to inci-ease the ^ill, eflSciency and 
 usefulness of the only organized Force for National 
 defence, that the Province at present possesses. 
 
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HISTORY AND PUOCEEDINGS 
 
 OF THE 
 
 Ijjpr (ImxwVmw lliflf Association 
 
 1861. 
 
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 On the Second March, 1301, the following letters 
 I appeared in the Canada Gazette :— 
 
 DowNWO Street, February 8, 18G1. 
 
 Sir —I transmit to you a copy of a letter from Lord Elcho> 
 fhrchairman of the National Rifle Association, informing me, 
 Ihat in iccordanco with Her Majesty's desire, Colonial Volun. 
 leers win be entitled to compete for the Queen's prize, at thcr 
 Annull Prize Meeting, upon the same terras as tJie Volun eers 
 of G?eStaittrftnd%^^^ ^^e Assooitftlon will give one Qilver 
 Medal to Oalonial Rifle Associations I transmit to you for 
 general i^^^ of Uie Associatioft's proceedings, 
 
 containing theibrules, &c. . . , . 
 
 I have to request that you will make Her Majesty's gracious 
 desire publicly known in the Colony under your GovernraerU. 
 You will at thi same time take such steps as may appear to you 
 best Adapted for giving effect to the intentions of the Associa- 
 tion and will make application through me, for the Silver 
 Medarwhen any organized body or bodies exist in the colony ^ 
 
 under your Government, who are desirous of competmg for it 
 
 Ihave^Ac, ' 
 
 [Signed,] NEWCASTLE. 
 
 The Right Honorable Sir Edmund Hkad, Babt. 
 
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 National Riflb Absociatiom, 
 
 II Pall-Mali East, Jan 28, 18GI. 
 
 Mv Lord Dukb,— I havo the honor lo inform your Grace, 
 tint in accordance with Her Majesty's desire, Colonial Volun- 
 tt'crs Avill he entitled to compete lor the Queen's prize, at our 
 Annual Prize Mcetinj;, on the same terms as the Volunteers of 
 • Jreat Hritain ; and Ihave further to inform your Grace, that 
 with a view still further to connect the Ooloni^s wi "' th'! 
 mother Country, in the matter of lliHe Shooting, the Council 
 of the National Uillo Association have resolved to give one 
 Silver Medal to Colonial Rifle Associations. These Medals will 
 bo allotted in iiio proportion of one to each Colony, on applica- 
 tion from the Colonial Authorities, sanctioned by the Colonial 
 Office. 
 
 ' The Hijtory an d Proceedings of the National Rifle Associ- 
 ation, (Itldlk, ) tf\fiminih^''^nr rules, &c., and the Statistics of 
 the Wimbledon Prize Meeting, being now published, I shall be 
 glad to know if your Grace would wish to send any ( ^opiM to 
 the Colonies, as they might perhaps be of use ia the formation 
 of Colonial Association. 
 
 I have, &c., 
 
 [Signed,] ELOHO, 
 
 Chairman of the Council of the N. R, A, 
 
 P. S.— The next Annual Prize Meeting of the National Riflo 
 Association, takes place early in July. 
 
 His Gback tub Dukb of Newcastle, K. G. rv 
 
 ^^ A meeting of the officers of the ltmv(i Force of 
 
 C'^JXa Toronto was held in their meetings itoonJ, Parliament 
 
 ^ J --^Buildings, on Thursday, the 4th of Apri l, and adjourned 
 
 ^'^*^0'^^'^ until instructions should be received from the Adjutant 
 
 \^ a/SA>r\S''^^''^^'^ Department on the subject of the formation of 
 
 rv a Rifle Association. . 
 
 ka/xa^^" Thursday, the 11th insta nt, a second meeting was 
 •^•-^^ held in the officers' rooms. Parliament Building's. Col- 
 
 held in the officers' rooms. Parliament Buildings. Col- 
 
 
 
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onel Denisc.n wum calle^i to the rhair; Captain Mju-- 
 donaia was re(,uesUxl to m-.tas Socrolary. Tlio cliaunian 
 then read a iottor from iUs Adjutant (Jonoral's OIIUt, 
 statinc that Mis Excellency the Comn.andor-in-Clnef had 
 no suggestions to otfor with regard to the formation of 
 a Rifle Association, but that he should bo very happy 
 should the officers take any steps that would i' rease 
 their own skill and efficiency. The subject being then 
 discussed, the meeting considered that as many we.ks 
 had passed since the publication of the Duke of New- 
 castle's letter, and no steps had been tnken at any other 
 post to start the formation of a Colotiial Association, that 
 therefore the officers of Toronto would be acting for the 
 benefit of the Volunteer Force of Canada by taking the 
 initiative and requesting the co-operation of the various 
 corps in the Province in their undertaking. It was 
 therefore 
 
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 Resolved,-ThB,i It beinji considered advisable that an Asso- 
 elation should be formed for the encouragement of rifle 8hoo ng 
 ri fiaSX we arc of opinion that the best means of promoting 
 LformatCofsuchanAssom^^^^ would be adopted by 
 holding a meeting of representatives from the various corps of 
 the Force to take the matter into consideration. 
 
 Ii was then considered (as there are sixty two corps 
 in Upper Canada and only about thirty in Lower Ca- 
 nada) that Toronto would be the most convenient place 
 for calling the meeting, and it was therefore io.». 
 
 Resolved -That'a meeting of representatives froro^the several 
 cofos of th'e Volunteer Militia be held at the Active Force Room 
 ?n the Parliament Buildings, in the City of Toronto, on Thurs- 
 ia.f thP 2BthAnril 1861, at one o'clock P, M., for the purpose 
 o?'fi'iuTaRi%eCc\ation, passing by^^^^^^^^^ 
 officers; and Col. Denison, Commandant; Lieut. Col, Dune, 
 
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 2nd Battalion ; Capt. Dcnison, York Cavalry ; Capt Macdonald 
 2nd Battalion ; Lieut. Patterson, Toronto Field Battery ; and 
 Lieut. Gar«?ner, 2nd Battalion, are hereby appointed a Commit- 
 tee for requesting the attendance of representatives, and to take 
 the necessary steps for carrying this resolution into effect. 
 
 In accordance with the foregoing resolution, circulars 
 were sent to all the commanding officers requesting thein 
 to attend the meeting, or to have their corps represented 
 at it. 
 
 A meeting was accordingly held on the 25th April' 
 which was largely attended i>y officers of the Upper 
 Canadian Force, about thirty-five corps being represented. 
 
 srvv. ^^i^ Colonel G. T, Denison, Commandant of the Toronto 
 %X\ ^J District, was called to the chair, and Captain D. G. Mac- 
 7J* — donald of Toronto, was requested to act as Secretary. 
 
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 Col. Denison then explained the course the Toronto 
 
 Force had taken and the manner in which the meeting 
 
 ^Via*saA]l% had been called. He then went on to state the benefit 
 
 K^^ that would result from the formation of a Rifle Asso<;ia- 
 
 fv tion. The Secretary was requested to read the letiors 
 
 JS/xa^^^"^ that had been received in answer to the circular calling 
 
 the meeting, the letters were from officers in all parts of 
 
 ^^ the Province, regretting that they could not attend, but 
 
 \^XM^AA^pproving of the movement and promising their co- 
 
 ^ operation. 
 
 ^^^'^^ ^^ Lieut. Ool. Durie said, that the committee had hoped 
 \jgoii *^\ that the Lower Canadian Force would have assisted the 
 \ •Upper Canadian in the movement, and they had there 
 
 ^^^^^^^ fore prepared a constitution to submit to the meeting 
 
 ^Vw^\.that would be applicable to both Provinces. He was 
 
 \ sorry to say however, that only one corps in Lower 
 
 
 
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 Canada had seemed disposed to join the Association, 
 and as the Lower Canadian Force was not represented 
 at the meeting that the first constitution could not be 
 adopted, and that ho should be obliged to propose a 
 constitution for Upper Canada only. Having read the 
 draft of the proposed constitution for the Canadian Rille 
 Association, he then proposed a constitution for an Upper 
 Canadian Rifle Association, which was put to the meeting 
 clause by clause and adopted. 
 
 The meeting having appointed the Office-liolders for 
 the current year, was then adjourned. 
 
 At a meeting of Council, held on Tuesday, 30th 
 April, a subcommittee was appointed, and it was agreed 
 that a meeting of Council should be held on the first 
 Wednesday of each month. On the 2nd Ma^^ the ^^^t^) 
 Council learned that an Association had been formed -Mk*''^ — r^ 
 in Quebec, on the 27th April, under the name of the ^^^ • 
 *« Canadian Rifle Association," of which no notice had * 
 
 been given to the Force in Upper Canada. On the ^HvS^aA/\ 
 same day, Colonel Denison left for England, and while XN|OCc> 
 in Quebec, with a view to form an amalgamation of the Q/^ X/\a. 
 two Associations, addressed the following letter to the ^*^'^^ 
 Secretary of the Canadian Association: — \^»A>aa\A 
 
 Quebec, 10th May, 1861. \;sjvsA>t-^ 
 
 Sir,—! have, since my arrival in Quebec, been in communi- ^^ K V 
 cation with officers of the Upper Canada Rifle Association, and v^^*' ^ ^^ 
 I find the feeling to be general, that there should be no rivalry c>j^^ 
 between the Association of which I am President, and the gen- ^^^' ^^^^A^ 
 eral Association since formed, with the same object in view.V ^^^^^ 
 I therefore hope that the General Association will pass resolu- ^^^^'«^'^'^^ 
 ttons, accepting the present organization of Upper Canada, 
 through its Active Force, as a subordinate to the larger one, '^'N^' 
 so as to benefit by the exertions already made by those in Upper t JJ\i 
 
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 ^CwiadaV^Sbeliiil^f tbe object we all have in view, namely : 
 " The encouragement of Volunteer Rifle Corps, and the promo- 
 tion of Rifle Shooting throughout the Province." I am to leave 
 Canada for Europe to-morrow morning, and I shall be obliged 
 therefore, to leave all matters in the hands of yourselves. 
 
 I have the honor to be. Sir, 
 
 Your obediant servant, 
 [Signed,] GEO. T. DENISON, Colonel, 
 
 President Upper Canada Rifle Jssociation. 
 
 Lieut. Col. Jabvis, 
 
 Secretary Canadian Rifle Jssdciation. 
 
 P. S.— Captain Douglas G. Macdonald is the Secretary to 
 whom any communication should be addressed. 
 
 N6 answer having been received to tho foregoing, the 
 
 following communication was addressed to the Seci'c- 
 
 tarv of the Canadian Rifle Association : — 
 
 Toronto, 20 tb May, 1861 . 
 
 ^ Sm,— I am informed by Colonel Denison that he has written 
 to yoirtespecting the amalgamation of the Upper Canadian, 
 
 , y»*with the Canadian Rifle Association, and as the Council of the 
 Upper Canadian Association will meet shortly, it would facili- 
 tate matters if we knew upon what terms you propose that we 
 should join the General Association. Will you be so kind as 
 /^ to let me know what has been done in the matter in Quebec, or 
 what is likely to be proposed ? 
 
 I have the honor to be. Sir, 
 
 Your most obedient servant, 
 
 (Signed,) DOUGLAS MACDONALD, Captain, 
 
 Secretary Upper Canadian Rifle Jlasociatiov, 
 
 Lieut. Col. Jabvis, 
 Secretary Canadim 
 
 Rifle Association, Quebec. 
 
 To \yhich the following reply was received : — 
 
 Canadian Rifle Association, 
 Head Quarters, Toronto, 29th May, 1861. 
 Sir,— I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your 
 letter of the 20th instant, which has been sent to me from 
 
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 Quebec, Toronto being now the Head Quarters of this Associa- 
 tion. In reply, I beg to inform you that I handed Colonel 
 Denison's letter, which he addressed to me at Quebec, to Col. 
 Thompson, the Commandant of the No. ft Military District, on 
 the Queen's Birthday, in order that the contents thereof might 
 be laid before the Active Force, The proceedings which have 
 taken place at Quebec, have been communicated to the Lieut. 
 Colonels and other Officers in command of the several Battal- 
 lions of the Sedentary Militia, and to the senior of the Active 
 Force throughout the Province. The Council of this Associa- 
 tion will be called in Toronto at an early day, when your letter 
 win be laid before it. In the meantime, without presuming to 
 dictate to the Upper Canadian Rifle Association, Toronto, I 
 would respectfully " suggest," that they continue their organi- 
 zation, as a separate Association in connexion with the Cana- 
 dian Rifle Association ; handing in the names of each of the 
 officers, non-commissioned officers and men, together with the 
 sn bscriptions according to their relative rank, as may be wilhng 
 to join the Canadian Rifle Association, retaining any balance 
 whic^ may remain, to meet the incidental expenses of their 
 Local Association, under the name which now exists, or such 
 other as they may think fit to assume. 
 
 I would also respectfully suggest that any resolutions which 
 may be adopted towards the amalgamation of the Association, 
 may be transmitted to me at as early a day as convenient, in 
 order to be laid before the Council at its first meeting. 
 
 I have the honor to be, Sir, 
 
 Your obedient servant, 
 
 [Signed,! 
 
 W, B. JARVIS, Lieut. Col., 
 Secretary. 
 
 Captain Douglas Macdonald, 
 
 Secretary Upper Canadian 
 Rifle Association. 
 
 On the fifth Juno, a Meeting of the Council of the 
 Upper Canadian Rifl« Association was held, when it was 
 
 Resolved,— Thtii the letter of Colonel Denison, to the Secre- 
 tary of th3 Canadian Rifle Association, dated Quebec, 10th 
 May, 1S61, having been read by the Secretary, this Council 
 approves of the same, and in reference ihereto, it is now 
 
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 Resolved^ — That this Council, entertaining the same views 
 expressed m that letter, and having the same sincere desire of 
 promoting Volunteer Rifle Corps, and the encouragement of 
 Ilifle Shooting, is willing to amalgamate the " Upper Canadian 
 Rifle Association" with the *' Canadian Rifle Association," and 
 consider the best mode of carrying out so desirable an object, 
 would be by an amalgamation of both councils. 
 
 These resolutions were transmitted to the Secretary 
 of the "Canadian Rifle Association," with a request to 
 lay them before the first meeting of the Council. 
 
 On the 10th Juno, the following letter was received : 
 
 Canadian Riflb Association, 
 Head Quarter's Office, Toronto, 10th June, 1861 i 
 
 Sm, — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your 
 communication of the 7th instant, and in reply, beg to inform 
 you that it shall be laid before the Council of the " Canadian 
 Rifle Association," at its first meeting. 
 
 I have the honor to be, Sir, 
 
 Your obedient servant, 
 
 [Signed,] W. B. JARVIS, Lieut. Col., 
 
 Secretary. 
 Captain Douglas Macdonald, 
 
 Secretary, U, 0. R. A. 
 The Council of the Upper Canadian Rifle Association 
 then stopped all proceedings, in expectation of receiv- 
 ing an answer to their Resolutions, until the 11th 
 September, wh on the follovving communication was for- 
 warded to the Secrft.'iiy of the Canadian Association: — 
 
 Toronto, llth September, 1861. 
 
 Sir,— I am requested by Colonel Denison, President of the 
 Upper Canadian Rifle Association, to communicate with you, 
 with a view to ascertain what action has been taken by the 
 Council of the " Canadian Eifle Association," in reference to 
 the resolutions passed at a meeting of the Upper Canadian 
 Rifle Association, held on the 5th June last, respecting an amal- 
 gamation of the Councils of both Associations. As it is advis- 
 able that no further delay be made in collecting subscriptions 
 and otherwise making preparations for the contemplated 
 
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 Annual Match. I am instructed to request that you will inform 
 me, at as early a date as convenient, what the decision of the 
 Council is in this matter, or what probability there is of a joint 
 Association being fornjied, 
 
 I have the honor to be, Sir, 
 
 Your obedient servant, 
 [Signed,] DOUGLAS G. MACDONALD, Oapt., 
 Secretary U. C. Rifle Association. 
 Lieut. Col. Jarvis, 
 
 Secretary Canadian Rifle 
 Msociation, Toronto. 
 
 To wkich the following answer was received :— 
 
 Canadian Riflb Association, 
 Head-Quarter's Office, Toronto, Sept. 14, 1861. 
 
 Sib,— I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your 
 letter of the 1 1th inst., which came to hand this morning. In 
 reply, I beg leave to state that owing to circumstances over 
 which I, as Secretary of the Canadian Rifle Association, have 
 no control, there has not been any meeting of the Council of 
 the Association, and I have only to refer you to my letter of 
 the 29th May last, and to state that a Military District Rifle 
 Association has just been formed, of which you are, of course, 
 already aware. Every desire was expressed by the members 
 ofthe Canadian Rifle Association, individually, with whom I 
 have spoken, to form an amalgamation, but until a " meeting" 
 take place, nothing official can be transmitted. 
 
 I have the honor to be. Sir, 
 
 Your obedient servant, 
 iSigned,] W. B. JARVIS, Lieut. Col., 
 
 Secretary. 
 Captain Macdos .ld, 
 
 Secretary U, C. R. Association. 
 
 At a meeting of the Council of the Upper Canadian 
 Rifle Association, held on the 2nd October, 1861, the 
 above letter having been read, it was 
 
 Resolvedf—Th&t the letter from Lieutenant Colonel Jarvis, 
 dated 14th September, 1861, being received and read,— It is 
 resolved that the communication conveying, as it dceq, no guar- 
 
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 antee that an answer will, or can be received officially to the 
 communication of the Secretary of this Council, proposing an 
 amalgamation with the Canadian Rifle Association,— this 
 Council, therefore, now determines (after waiting five months 
 for an answer) to proceed with its original object. 
 
 A meeting of the Managing Committee was held on 
 Thursday November Vth, 1861, when the President, 
 Colonel Denison, was requested to proceed to Quebec 
 to invite His Excellency, Lord Monck, to honor the 
 Association by being its Patron. On his return from, 
 Quebec, Colonel Denison presented the following report: 
 
 To the Managing Committee of ike Council of the Upper Cana- 
 
 ^j dian Rifle Association. 
 
 Gentlbmb», — 
 
 Your Committee, (with a view of carrying out a Bye-law 
 of the Association,) havmg requested me, as President, to invite 
 His Excellency, Lord Monck, to become Patron of our Associa- 
 tion, I proceeded last week to Quebec for that purpose, and I 
 have much gratification in being able to report, for the informa- 
 tion of the Council, that at an interview with His Excellency, 
 the Governor General,— our Commander-in-Chief, he cheerfully 
 consented to become Patron of the Upper Canadian Rifle 
 Association, and at a second interview, he promised to give 
 a Prize for competition and to endeavor to obtain for us the 
 Medal offered by the National Rifle Association of Great Britain 
 to Colonial Associations, and furthermore, I beg to report that 
 His Excellency also kindly offered to be present and to dip- 
 tribute our prizes to the successful competitors. 
 
 All of which is respectfully submitted. 
 
 [Signed] GEO. T. DENISON, Colonel, 
 
 President U. 0. R. Ji , 
 Rusholme, Toronto, November 16, 1861. 
 
RULES 
 
 OF THE 
 
 ij|tr Canalriait '%ik %mm\m. 
 
 1. The object of the Association is to give 
 permanence to Volunteer Corps, and to promote 
 rifle shooting throughout Upper Canada. 
 
 2. The Association shall consist of all annual 
 subscribers of four dollars and donors of forty 
 dollars. 
 
 3. There shall be a Patron, and his Excel- 
 lency the Right Honorable Yiscount Monck, 
 shall be invited to honor the Association as its 
 Patron. 
 
 4. There shall be a President, two Viee-Presi^ 
 dents and a Council of sixte'en, exclusive of three 
 Trustees, who shall, ex qffieio^ be members of tlie 
 Council, of which six shall be a quorum. 
 
 5. All office-holders of the Association, excop- 
 Judges or XJmpu'es, shall be officers of the Active 
 Force. 
 
 6. There shall be one meeting annually for 
 Rifle Shooting, at such time and place as the 
 Council may determine. 
 
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 7. A meeting of the members of the Associa- 
 tion shall be held annually, at such time and 
 place as the Council may determine. 
 
 8. At this meeting the members shall elect 
 the President, Vice-Presidents, Council and 
 Trustees for the ensuing year. ^ . ^ij 
 
 9. The Council shall be composed of six 
 officers of the Toronto Force, and ten officers 
 belonging to outer stations ; all the office holders 
 of the Association shall vacate their offices every 
 year, but shall be eligible for reelection. 
 
 10. The President and Vice-Presidents shall 
 be members, e-i' officio^ of the ('ouncil. 
 
 11. The Funds of the Association shall be 
 deposited in a Bank, (to be named by the Coun- 
 cil,) to the credit of the Association. 
 
 12 Three Trustees shall be appointed at the 
 annual meeting, to manage the expenditure of 
 Association Monies, which are to be paid out on 
 the joint cheque of two. 
 
 13. All expenditure must be fii'st sanctioned 
 by the Council. 
 
 14:. The Council shall have sole management 
 of the income and funds of the association, ren- 
 dering an account yearly at the annual meeting, 
 such account being previously audited by a per- 
 son or persons, not members of the Council, to be 
 
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 annually named by the Council for that purpose. 
 The Council shall also have the entire manage- 
 ment and superintendence of all other affairs and 
 concerns thereof, and shall and may do all such 
 acts as shall appear to them necessary or essen- 
 tial to be done, for the purpose of carrying into 
 effect the objects and views of the Association. 
 
 15. The Council shall be regulated in their 
 proceedings by such By-Laws as may from time 
 to time be enacted by them — no established By- 
 Laws being in any case altered, or, new ones pro- 
 posed, without at least a foitnights notice being 
 given to each member of the Council. 
 
 16. There shall be a Secretary appointed by 
 the Council who shall, ex-officio^ be a member 
 thereof. 
 
 IT. The majority of the prizes shall be open to 
 bona fide Members, (of at least three months 
 standing) of Volunteer Companies that have join- 
 ed the Association. 
 
 18. To enable a Company to be affiliated to 
 the Association so as to allow its Members to 
 compete for prizes, it must contribute ten dollars 
 annually to the Funds of the Association. Offi- 
 cers, members of the Association, shall also be 
 allowed to compete. 
 
 19. No Yolunteer shall be allowed to compete 
 unless he appears in the uniform of his corps. 
 
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 20. Prizes shall also be given, which shall bo 
 open to all comers, whether belonging to Volun- 
 teer Corps or not, on payment of two dollars by 
 each competitor, wiiich payment shall entitle him 
 to a certain number of shots — and the money 
 thus obtained shall form a fund, from which 
 these open prizes shall be given — the Council 
 shall, however, have the power to supplement 
 this fund at thoir discretion, from the general 
 funds of the Association. 
 
 21. An Umpire sha^l be appointed by the 
 Council. 
 
 22. The Council shall appoint an officer to 
 command the Volunteers who have assembled to 
 COM I pete fur the prizes, which officer shall be 
 responsible for the maintenance of order and 
 discipline at the different ranges. 
 
 83. Tho firing shall be conducted, in accordance 
 with the regula ions of the Hythe School of 
 Musketry, unless otherwise ordered by the 
 Council, 
 
 24. The prizes shall be competed for in accord- 
 ance with such By-Laws as may be annually 
 passed by the Council. 
 
 2'\ The place md time of meeting shall be 
 publicly announced, and advertised at least three 
 mon hs' before such meeting takes place. 
 
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 2b. The Council shall decide the number and 
 amount of the prizes to be given, as well as fix 
 the extent of the ranges, and settle all the details 
 connected with the meeting — and they shall 
 cause due notice of all such matters to be given 
 to the public. 
 
 27. An Annual Keport, embracing the audited 
 account of the Finances, shall be drawn up by 
 the Secretary, and shall, having been previously 
 submitted to the Council, be published as soon 
 as possible after the annual meeting. 
 
 28. All entries shall be made at least twenty- 
 one days before the meeting, and uo subsequent 
 entry shall be made, except with the permission 
 of the Council, and on payment of an entrance 
 fee of two dollars. 
 
 29. All donations shall be invested in Govern- 
 ment, or first class securities, so as to form a 
 capital fund, the interest of which, shall be an- 
 nually expended in prizes. 
 
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