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 The Alenjbt'r.s of" this Society shall he BuiTi'sii 
 Americans, born in any of the British Atnerican 
 Colonies, and their Doiiceadaiits, being* British 
 Subjects. 
 
 11. 
 
 There shall bo Four Qmirtcrly Meetin<^3 of 
 this Society, exclusive of the Anniversary Meet- 
 in <>•. The Quarterly Meetings shall be held on 
 the Third Monday of May and August, at 7, p. 
 M. and November and Pf-brnai'>'> at 6 o'clock, 
 p. M. The Anniversary Meeting shall be held 
 on the i8th day of September, being the day on 
 which the Illustrious AVoLFE established the Ca- 
 pital of British Ajnerica, unless the 18th hap- 
 pen on a Sunday, in uhich case the Anniversary 
 shall he held on the Monday following 
 
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 At the Quarterly Meeting in August, in each 
 and every year, the present year 1830 excepted, 
 (the Officers being already elected at the organ- 
 ization of the Society,) the Membeis present 
 shall, by a majority of votes, elect by ballot the 
 Officers' for the ensuing year, viz. :— a Presi- 
 dent, two Vice-Presidents, a Treasurer, and a 
 Secretary, all of whom shall reside in the City 
 And yn 'Friduv the ?th of the present mojitii» 
 
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 the dav appointed Jur the ctjii-iiderulioii ui' the 
 Laws of the Societv-j the McMnbors tlion present, 
 shall appoint a Coinmitlee of Five Members for 
 the purpose of distribtitinj^ in churity the funds 
 of the Society, and at the same time also, a 
 Committee of Nine Members, who shall form 
 a Balloting Committee for the admission of 
 Members — all of whom shall remain in office 
 until the Quarterly Meeting in August, 1831, 
 when the Committees shall be elected by the 
 Members present by ballot, immediately after 
 the Officers of the Society are balloted for, and 
 in the same way at each succeeding August. 
 
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 Upon the uiglits in vvliich Candidates are pre- 
 sented for ballot, should any of ilia Balloting 
 Committee be absent, the President, or in his 
 absence, the PiOi^idmg Oiliccr, may appoint to 
 and fill up such vacancy froiii the Members of 
 the Society, to act for the evcnin"' only. 
 
 V. 
 
 Anv Member duly elected to an ofitice, and re- 
 fusing to accept that office, shall forfeit and pay 
 Ten Sht'lliufrs for the use of the Society, pro- 
 vided the Member so refusing has not served in 
 the same office immediately preceding the Elec- 
 tion, and another shall be forthwith elected iu 
 his stead. 
 
 VI. 
 
 Candidates for admission, must be proposed 
 by a Member of the Society, and in all cases of 
 ballot, 3 out of 1) shall exclude admission. 
 
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 Vil. 
 
 Every Member admitted shall upon iiis ad- 
 mission sign the Rules uud Regulations, and 
 pay to the Treasurer for the use of the Society 
 the sum of Five Shillings, and the further sum 
 of 7V» Shillings yearly, to be paid by Quarterly 
 payments : and- on failure of either of the fore- 
 going payments, and due notice being given to 
 the delinquent by order of the Society, if pay- 
 ment be not made within twelve months from 
 such notice, the name of such delinquent shaU 
 be erased from the list of Members. 
 
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 The President, or in his absence or sickness 
 the Presiding Vice-President, shall appoint a 
 place for the Meetings of the Society. 
 
 IX. 
 
 Resident Members, not attending Roll Call, 
 or sending their Quarterly dues, shall pay the 
 sum of One Shilling and Three Pence in addi- 
 tion to their Quarterly dues, ns a fine for non- 
 attendance, except in cases of good excuse. 
 
 The necessary expences for rooms, lights, fu- 
 el, printing, &c. siiall be paid out of the funds 
 of the Society ; the remaining funds to be ap- 
 plied to the relief of indigent British Americans, 
 born in any of the British American Provinces, 
 and their descendants, being British Subjects ; 
 or to such other Objects of Charity as the Pre- 
 sident or Vice-Presidents msv recommend. 
 
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 XI. 
 
 Applications for reliet' (o he n]:i(If* to iln* 
 Standing; Committee, through tlie rcjcoinnjciitia- 
 tion of some Member of the Societ)' 
 
 XII. 
 
 Members pflyine^ the Annual SulrTiption in 
 advance, shall be exempted from ti. ;j for oon 
 attendance. — Officers are not included va th« 
 above exemption. 
 
 xni. 
 
 The Standing Committee shall be limited in 
 their appropriation of the funds to such sums ai 
 shall be ordered by the Society nt eny Quarter- 
 ly Reo^ular Meeting:. 
 
 XIV. 
 
 After the President orPresidin<^ Officer sball 
 bave taken the chair, at the Meetings of the So- 
 ciety, the Rules shall be laid on the table, and 
 nothing but the business of the Society shall be 
 discussed while the Presiding Officer is in its 
 chair, and offenders, after being called to order 
 by the President, if they persist, shall be sub- 
 ject to the fine of Twa Shillings and Six Pence 
 for the use of the Society. — The Roll to be 
 called half an hour after the hour appointed for 
 the Meeting. 
 
 XV. 
 
 All dues and fines of the Society shall be 
 collected by the Secretary and paid by him into 
 the hands of the Treasurer, at the Quarterly 
 
 Meetings, who ';!\:vl! '.~ivc receipts for the same. 
 
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 XVI. 
 
 The Socit't) shall have a Seal^ upon which 
 shall be engraved a Pine Tree, surmounted with 
 a CiiowN, and beneath the crown the words 
 " British American Society/' with the motto 
 
 '' Semper Floreat." 
 
 And this Seal shall remain in the hands of the 
 President for the uses of the Society. 
 
 XVII. 
 
 That all Members of the Society shall upon 
 application be furnished with a Certificate of 
 admission, si«rned by the President, Vice-Presi- 
 dents, and Secretary, and that the following* 
 shall be the form of the said Certificate, which 
 shall be written upon parchment, conformably' to 
 a pattern retained by the Secretary, the expeuces 
 of which shall be defrayed by the applicant. 
 
 PORXC. 
 
 " Sjist Johs^ NEfT'EnusswicK^ \ 
 British North America. ) 
 
 " M^E the President, Vice-Presidents, and Secretary, of the 
 British American Society, held in the City of Saint John, 
 do hereby certify that A — B — was regularly admitted as a 
 
 Member of the said Society, at a Meeting held on the 
 
 day of , in the year of our Lord . 
 
 Given under our Hands and Seal of the Society, 
 
 this day of . 
 
 , President^ 
 
 _' > Mce- Presidents, 
 — , Secretary.^* 
 
 XVIII. 
 
 That the Members of the Society shall at their 
 Anniversary Meetings wear a Badge, bearin<^ the 
 same device as the Seal— the Motto excepted. 
 
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 "I'll AT llio Srcrvtarv shall fiMirsrribf^ Into an 
 appropi'Ialf IJook such intitters conncded vviilj 
 the inter'.Nls of tin; Sucietv as niav hv. deemed 
 vxpedient. 
 
 XX. 
 
 Tm: Presidriif, or in liis aI)«;once one of the 
 Vice-Prdsiclcnls, may, at the ivquest of any five 
 !\iciubers, call S{)(H'iai .Meolini;i ol" tlic Sooiely, 
 at such times as iiia v ho dctMncd Lxui'djeut, ftivinii; 
 notice lliereoi' three days by printed hund-bills 
 
 xxr. 
 
 That the Society may at n Quarterly Meet 
 ing, at any Tut II re period, alter, amend, or add 
 to thefC !ore(i;()ing' Rules, in such way as may he 
 deei. '■'' best calcnhited to advance the inter- 
 ests of the Society. 
 
 XXH. 
 
 A.w Member wlio shall violate the Rules of 
 this Society, and Avho shall persist in so doinf^. 
 after beiniv duly notified to that eflect bv the 
 3*residcnt. shall forfeit his scaf as a Memlier. 
 
 XXIII. 
 
 These Rules sliall be consid(n*ed the funda- 
 mental l^ules of tiiis Society, and shall not be 
 altered, unless by the consent of the Society, at 
 one of its Quarterly Mectiniis, 
 
 XXIV. 
 
 NoTr:;ES of tlie iVIeetin2:s of the Society shall 
 be jn^iveri by (he Secretary the week previous, m 
 
 all the public NoNv^jinper-; otthc V'\\y.