IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 I.I ^ l&i 12.2 u llii 2.0 lU 140 I mil m 11.25 1.4 ^ — ^ < 6" - ^ Rm i^ ^ v> ^^^ 7 Photographic Sciences Corporation V^ \ C\^^ ?v ^ ^ ^ "^ 23 WIST MAIN STREiT WEBSTER, N.Y. MS80 (716) 873-4S03 'Pa k u CIHM/iCMH Microfiche Series. CIHIVI/ICIVIH Collection de microfiches. Ccnadian Institute for Hlttorlcal Mlcroreproductlons / Initltut Canadian da microraproductiona liiatorlquaa Taehnieal and Bibliographic Notaa/Notaa tachniquaa at bibiiographiquaa Tha Instituta haa attamptad to obtain tha baat original copy availabia for filming. Faaturaa of thia copy which may ba bibllographieally uniqua. which may altar any of tha imagaa in tha raproduction. or which may significantly changa tha usual mathod of filming, ara ehacKad balowr. HColourad covara/ Couvartura da eoulaur r~1 Covars damagad/ Couvartura andommagda □ Covars rsstorad and/or laminatad/ Couvartura rastauria at/ou pallieulda □ Covar titfa missing/ La titra da couvartu>ra manqua □ Colourad mapa/ Cartas g^ographiquaa »% eoulaur D D n Colourad inic (i.a. othar than blua or black)/ Encra da eoulaur (i.a. autra qua blaua ou noira) □ Colourad platas and/or illustrations/ Planchas at/ou Illustrations tn eoulaur Bound with othar matarial/ Ralii avae d'autraa docuinants D Tight binding may causa shadows or distortion along intarior margin/ La r9 liura sarria paut causar da I'ombra ou da la diatoraion la long da la marga intiriaura Blank laavas addad during rastoration may appaar within tha taxt. Whanavar possibla. thasa hava baan omittad from filming/ II sa paut qua cartainas pagas blanchas ajoutAas lors d'una rastauration apparaissant dans la taxta. mais, lorsque cala 4tait possibla. eas pagaa n'ont pas M filmias. Additional commants:/ Commantairas supplimantairas; Linstitut a microfilm* la mailtaur aiamplaira qu'il lui a at* possibla da sa proeurar. Las d*taila da eat axamplaira qui sont paut-*tra uniquaa du point dc vua bibliographiqua. qui pauvant modifiar una imaga raproduita. ou qui pauvant axigar una modification dans la mithoda normala da filmaga sont indiqu4s ei*dassous. rn Colourad pagaa/ D Pagaa dm eoulaur Pagaa damagad/ Pagas andommagdas Pagas rastorad and/oi Pagaa rastaurdas at/ou palliculdaa Pagas discolourad. stainad or foxM Pagas ddcolortas. tachatdaa ou piqudaa Pagaa dataehad/ Pagas ddtachdas Showthrough/ Traniparanea Quality of prir Qualit* indgala da I'imprassion Includas supplamantary matarii Comprand du material suppldmantaira Only adition availabia/ Saula Adition disponibia r~| Pagaa damagad/ r~1 Pagas rastorad and/or laminatad/ r~r| Pagas discolourad. stainad or foxad/ r~j Pagaa dataehad/ [^ Showthrough/ nn Quality of print varias/ r^l Includas supplamantary matarial/ pn Only adition availabia/ •n* 10 Th« P« Of fnfl OH bat tfN slo •tt 1\n ala or Tl* ahi Til Ml dif am ra« m« Pagas wholly or partially obscurad by errata slips, tissues, etc.. have been refilmed to ensure the best possible image/ Les pages totaiement ou partiellement obscurcies par un feuillet d'errata. una palure. etc.. ont *te filmaes i nouveau da faeon a obtanir la meilleura imaga possibla. This item is filmed at the reduction ratio checked below/ Ce document est ftlma au taux de reduction indiqu* ci-dessous. 10X 14X 18X 22X 26X 30X y 12X 16X 20X 24X 28X 32X Tlw copy fHmcd Hm9 hm b««fi raproducMI to tiM fwifortiy of: Am andCulturrf Ubrary St. Jodn't, NowtMIMllMIB L'WMtiiptoifo fltiii4 fut fopfodult s^mo A Is Mi CyltMiil UlMfV Afti 9L % inA iflWQflB CflO^OVM^ IMfO OW tRO po^«T>'.V ••♦•■.'••••-'■►•'-.''■''"''•■'•'•■■"." t. :'-\- ^4' SJ^f ■ !W in ' ^ ^^' ■/: i-fi«- . ^ .■' c". *• -^^ |t. Itorji'ft ^^ ^^' ESTABLISHED aTTH FEBRUARY. 184I' ^^' ^: - RULB8 OF THIii SOCIETY moisTK. FOB mt prows*. OCTOBER 1^. l^»i*f^„ABT 1877. 5* PT. JOHN'S, N. ^* M77i Oflloers of the SooietF for 1877. G. P. BoWN, Esq., C. S. PiNSENT, " TosfiPH Crowdy, " H. T.B.Wood, " T, W. PiNSENT, " 4.* «•« ... ... ... •** ... ••• ... President ... Vice-President. ditto, ... Treasurer, ... Secretary. Committee of Charity : C. R. Ayre, Rev. A. C. F.Wood, Chairman. " E. BOTWOOD, Hon. W. V, Whiteway, J. T. GiLLARD, Esq., R. H. Prowse, " Esq., J. C. Withers, " T. R. Smith, J. Steer, Geo. Gear, it « R. J. PiNSENT, " And the Officers of the Society. Physioiang: C. Ckowdy, £8q.| M. D.p and Wif. SxifMSi Esq., M. D. Th Gborg] PeJ shall h( grandfal TI manage surer ai to consl Society be chos on the membel ing bui RULES. I. I .•'* This Institution shall be designated the "Saint Gborob's Charitable Society." II. Persons eligible to become Members of this Society shall be natives of England, and those whose fathers or grandfathers are or were natives of England. III. The affairs of this Society shall be committed to the management of a President, two Vice-Presidents, Trea- surer and Secretary, together with a Committee of Charity, to consist of eleven members, (besides the Officers of the Society, who shall be members ex officio) all of whom shall be chosen by ballot at the Quarterly Meeting to be held on the second Wednesday in January in each year. Five members of the Committee to form a quorum for transact- ing business. ",1 ,,,j The Seal of the Society shall have the following Device and Inscription engraven thereon, viz., Saint George and the Dragon in the centre, with the motto, *' England ex<< pects every man to do his duty," and round the margiii the name of the Institution and date of its commenceo\ent« The Seal to be in the custQ4y of th.Q President.. V. The Flag of the Society shall be the St, Qeorge*ft Jack. VI. The Society shall meet Quarterly, viz., on the second Wednesday in January, April, July, and October, at 7 p. m.^ half an hour to be allowed for the Chair being takea. VII. Candidates for admission to this Society shall be pro*, posed and seconded at a Quarterly Meeting, and their election determined by a majority of votes, the voting ta be by ballot^ if required^ VIII. Every person becoming a member of this Society shall subscribe the Rules in testimony of his assent to them, and shall pay to the Treasurer an admission fee of ten shillings currency, and whilst he continues a member shall pay a yearly subscription of ten shillings in advance. Provided that any such person paying the sum of &vq 8h tl e( tc poonds currency thaU be • perpetuia membar without further payment!. IX. Minora may be recorded at membera rf iU« Sod^ en their paying the entrance fee of Eve ahillm^ andahall be considered as such without paying the aubacnptioi»» until they attain the age of seventeen yeara^ X. No member of this Society shall have a voice in ita proceedings until he has attained the age of seventeen years J nor shall any member under the age of twenty-one years be eligible for an officer or a member of the Com> mitteC'. XI. The Offlcers of the Committee of the Society shatt have the power of appointing Honorary Members as they may deem proper. XII. No member shall vote at meetings of the Society who shall not have paid up his annual subscription. XIII. The Treasurer shall receive all monies belonging to. the Society ; he shall regularly produce his accounts, sign- ed and the state of the incidental resources of the Society^ to every quarterly meeUng, and shall annually prepare and --•?w^^ '•■*'*l*.«n t t I I . « submit to the January quarterly meeting a correct view of the funds of the Society. He shall have no credit in his accounts for any sum disbursed for which he does not pro- duce the order or approbation, in writing, of the President or one of the Vice-Presidents, countersigned by the Se- cretary. XIV, The Committee of Charity shall inquire into the claims, character and circumstances of all such as apply for relief from the Society, to prevent the funds of the In- stitution being improperly applied. XV. Should any Officer or Officers of this Society, in con- sequence of illness or other cause, be necessarily absent from a quarterly meeting, other members shall be request- ed to act in their places for the time being, and should any die or remove from the Island during the year for which they were elected to serve, other members shall be appoint- ed at the next quarterly meeting, by ballot, to serve for the remainder of that year. XVI. In order to raise a permanent fund, and thereby afford to the Society a certain annuity, all entrance fees, sub- scriptions of perpetual members, and all donations, shall be funded or laid out in good security ; such security to be taken in the names of the President and Vice-Presidents, as Trustees of the Society, and which security shall be lodged with the Treasurer for the time being. oft] oft] tion lend as pi shall * deem perso bount Comr vided whosi Englj this m se\ recei\ statin I i memi theS ■^Mii XVIL Should there at any time be more money in the hands of the Treasurer than may be necessary for the purposes of the Institution, he shall, at the desire and by the direc" tion of the Society, expressed at any General Meeting, lend out the same upon interest, in trust for the Society, as provided by the foregoing Rule. XVIII. Such sums as may be voted at the Quarterly Meetings shall be appropriated as the Committee of Charity shall deem expedient, to the relief of such poor and distressed persons as they shall deem fit objects of the Society's bounty, a detailed account of which shall be given by the Committee of Charity at each Quarterly Meeting : pro- vided always, that none but natives of England, or those whose Fathers or Grandfathers are or were natives of England, and their widows, shall be entitled to any part of this charity. XIX. A special meeting of the Society shall be called with- in seven days by the President for the time being, on his receiving a written application, signed by ten members, stating the object of such meeting. XX. The Rules of this Society shal! be printed, and every member shall be furnished wUh a copy, at the expense of the Society. 9 XXI. Ko Rule of the Society shall be altered except at the annual meeting in January ; notice of such proposed alter- ation having been given at a previous quarterly meetings XXII. This Society shall not be dissolved Whilst Seveti Members remain together. * f?^>' ^. -rT«e>a*»*is