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The Honorable Chi( it is Resolved, Ist.^ — That a seleft Society be edablifiied by an called THE LOYAL AND PATRIOT] following specific purpobcs : ift. — To afford ^id and relief to sOch Families ol appear to experience particular Diitrefs ir Friends aihd Relations employed in the Mi id^^—To afford like aid and relief lo such Militia hour, by Wounds or otherwise, in course lo the Committee hereafter to be haifted, i giflaturc) co some of the cases above menii ga. — To reward Merit, excite Emulatior., and cq dais or other honorary marks of public A (lances of personal Courage or Fidelity ii of His Majdly's Regular or Militia Force; £5d. — That that the Society fliall continue durinj rica, and (hall be under the special prote^ SHEAFFE, or the Person Adminiftering the time beings ^d,-^THAT every Persoti throughout the Provi One Pound or uj^vVards, diall be admitted and have the priviledge of recommending ting at all Geaer^l Meetings and Deliberati of His Majefty's Executive and Legiflativc kcrofthe House of Allerably, the Clergyi ry other Person whose annual Subscriptioi be Dirc6lors of the Society for the purpc Field Officers of His Majefty's Regulax F Honorary Members of the Society. 4^.— THAt the affairs of the Society be Govern of Dircftors to alfemble Quarterly^ that k Town of York, which Board fhall conlift c rcr and any number, not lefs than five of i ^ * TX, overncoand ii he Principal Inhabitants of the Town of Vicinity, held at Yuik on Tuesday the ecember, 1812, pursuant to Public N >- norahle Chief Juftice SCOTT, Chairman, )c e{[ablinied by aonijal Subscription lbrough«ut the Province, (• be ^NO PATRIOTIC SOCIETY OF UPPER CANADA, lo. he to sOch Families of ihe Militia in all parts of the Provintej aa (hall inicular Diitrffs in consequence of the Death or Absence of ihejr employed in the Militia Services in Defence of the Province* slief lo such Militia Men as havebecfn or (hall be Disabled fr«tti La* iherwise, in course of the Service aforesaid. Provided it Ihall appear fter to be haifted, that over and above the A id afforded by the Le- ; cases above mentioned, some further Relief i& necclfary. Emulation, and cpmmertiorate glorious Exploits, by bellowing Mc- marks of public Approbation and Dillindion lor ex traordinary^ iji- rage or Fidelity in defence of the Province, by Individuals, either ar or Militia Forces or Seamen. / lall continue during the present War with the United States of Am^* r the special protection and patronage of His Honor Majtir General son Adminiftering His Majelly's Government in this Province, for roughcut the Province, whose annual Subscription (hall amount to s, diall be admitted to the honor of being a Member o^ the Sociery- : of recommending Objeds to its charitable Bounty, and also of V^o- ings and Deliberations 4)f the Subscribers. And that the Members live and Legiflative Councils, Judges of the King's Bfcnch, the Spea- ferably, the Clergymen of the Eftablifhed Church, together with eve- annual Subscription fhall amount to Ten Pounds or Upwards, (hail :ieiy for the purposes hereinafter mentioned, and all General and lajefty's Regular Forces serving in the Province^ are invited to be he Society. Society be Governed and its bufiness Conduced b\ a dt- ncral I^oard r Quarterly^ that n, on the firil day of the Quarter Seiiions, in the Board fhall conlift of a Prefident, Vice Prcficicnt, Secretary, Tuasi. »t lefs than five of the other Dire6\ors^ and that the Chief (utticc and ^5vcrno^n^i^iUniesn>onTiHe^^ 1^ ovcrnco and it oi Dire^ors lo alfemble Quarterlyj that n, on ihe Town of York, which Board Ihali conlill of a Pre! rcr and any number, not lefs than five of ihe oJher the Members of His Majefty's Executive Council f Vice Prefidents of ihe Society, without the presence Board cannot be held or bulioefs iransatlcd. "^"ib.— The General Board of DircBors (liall, by the Sec tries of their proceedings, and ftatemenis of their ] be loept for that purpose, in order that the same be c the inspe^ion of the Subscribers. And to facilitate fliall appoint Committees of their own Members rcl apply to the relief of cases of Ditlrefs arifing therein, obtained in such Diftritb, except three per cent on the Direftors towards effefclingihc third objefci of ih Ihall from time to tima transmit to the Secretary of of their proceedings and expenditures, that unity m out the Province, and a full Statement of its Transa lion of all the Subscribers and the Publio at large. 6th.-^THAT the respe£livc Sums at firft to be Subscribed { annually by each Subscriber during the continuance ing the Province or some material alteration in the ci for the present year, be paid within ose Month after years, at such periods as the General Board of Diret) JBoard to provide Supplies, beit adapted for Relief ( Terms. And that the Money accruing from s.uch Si ftituting the Funds for the purposes of the Society. 7ib.<^TftAT exclufive of the Annual Subscription, the Sc extent whatsoeter from those who may not choose tc bers of the Society, and the Names of such Benefaclc bre Publifliied Quarterly io the York Gazette. 3th.— And whereas it is the opinion of this Society^ that m Service, can compensate for insubordination and brea larly Resolved, That the Board of Diredors fhall oiker Honorary marks of Diitin6lion upon any Milit ed of Desertion or absenting himself from his Outy v or to afford any Reliek whatever from the Funds c Person* ovcfT»C(J^ncl Its b'.idness Condu8ed b\ a General Board rlyj that rs, on the firll day of the Quariei Seilions, ii» the aliconlid of a Prcfidenr, Vice Prcficicnt, Secrtiary, Ticasj. in five of ihe ojher Diredtors^ and thai ihe Chief Juliice and 'executive Council for ihe lime being, (hall be Prdidem and /iihout the presence of one or more of whom such General fs iransatled. ■s fliall, by the Secretary and Treasurer, tnake regular en* tatemenis of their Receipu and Djfbursments, m Books to r that the same be cccafionally Publifhed and submiiied to . And to facilitate the obje6ts of the Society, the said Board r own Members rcfiding in the different Diandsi rvho wayi Irefs arifing therein, the whole amount of the Subscriptions t three per cent on the said amount, to be appropnaieu bt le third objefci of the Sodety ^ and thai ihe said Comminee o the Secretary of the General Board at York, an account itures, that unity may be preserved in the Society through- ;ment of its Transattions may be prepaied for the satisfac- Publio at large. to be Subscribed fhall be confidered the Sum to be paid ng the continuance of the Society, (unlefs in ca^es of leav- il alteration in the circumftances of the Subscriber) and (hall in ose Month after the Subscription, and in the following ;ral Board of Directors fliall appoint, iij order to enable the adapted for Relief of Dillrefs, on the mod advantageous ruing from s.uch Subscriptions, (hall be confidered as con- es of the Society. ubsdriptiott, the Society wiU accept of Donations ^f any ) may not choose to become Annual Subscribers or Mem- s of such Benefactors and the Sums they have given, ihail 3rk Gazette. his Society^ that no personal Merit whatever in Military ordination and breach of Discipline, it is hereby parucu- of Direftors fhall not be at liberty to beftow Medals dt ion upon any Militia Man or Soldier who (haJl be convict- elf from his Duty without leave from ii$ Superior Officer, from the Funds of thiis Society, to the Ficiiily of sq^ch