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RULES

OF THE

PHILAT^rHMOFIC S0CI1ETY<

HAUFAX:
PRINTED BY HOWE ^ SCN^

f EBRUARl, 1822.

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JiV hl^ s

OF THE

Philanthropic Society,

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rS^HE Subscribers, deeply imprcffed Pf^ambU
J- with the melancholy fituation of
Perfons confined in the Jail of ihis
Town for Debt— for whofe subhaence
no legal proviiion beiog made, they r.re
often expofed to the fevereft fuftcnngs
from cold and hunger, have agreed to
form ihemfelves inw a Society, for tlic

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purpofc of alleviating, in foroe degree^
the horrors of fuch confinement — and
agree to the tollowing regulations, viz.

ARTICLE 1.

The Society fhall be called The Phi-
I.ANTHR0PIC Society.

ARTICLE IL

Cffirers The Philanthropic Society (hall
a»J connprife a Pr fi ient, Vicc-Prefident, a

Members j^e^^^rer ^nd Secretary, a Comnoittee
of Six, and as manv perlons of respecta-
bility as may be diipoled to give their
aid and support to it.

ARTICLE II L

Qunriftyly The Oaarterly Meetings of the So-
MceiiMg«^;^^y aidTi be held t^n the \A\ Thursday

of January, ^.pril, Ju'y and October;

injinuaiy and April, at 7 o'clock^

and ;n July and Oaober, at 8 o'clock,.
in the Evening ; for which ihe Mem-
bers (hail bs fuirimoned, by Written or
Printed Notices from the Secretary, at
baft two days previous to each time of
Meeting.

ARTICLE IV.

Tb.e Officers of Cut Society fhall be Appoint-
annually ballotted for, at the April '^'^I'J^^
IVleeting— and die Committee ot Six^'c.
appointed, by general aflcnt, Quar-
terly.

ARTICLE V.

The admiflion of Persons propofed Aamb«i-
for Members ot the Society (hall be de- Member*
ter mined by a (liow of hands, and a ma-
jority of two thirds of the Members
pre(ent being in their favour*

ARTICLE VI.
Perfcns joining the Society fiv^ll pay'
Five Shlllingis~and Three Shillings
ihall be paid Quarterly by each Mem-
• ber, from which latl Cum One ShilHng
iiKiy be dec^uaed towards defraying
the Evening's Expences.

AUriCLE VH.
Duty of Two of the Committee of Six (hall
iiie Com- ferve monthly—vifit the Jail at leaft
;^;^'' ""^ once a week, examine minutely into
the fiTuation and wants of the Prifoners
confined for Debt, and apply ihe Funds
of the Society to their relief — in cafes
where their aid or advice rnay be necef-
fary, they may ask the aflillance of the
Oflkers of the Society,

AllTICLE VIII.

Accounis The Treafurer {hall render his ac-

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(hall
leaft
into
oners
Funds
I cafes
necef-
of the

lis ac*

counts annually, at the Meeting of th«
Society in April, and ihe Committee
of Six their Accounts of Disburfements
Monthly to the Trealurer, who (hall
hy them before the Society at the
J^uarterly Meeting.

ARTICLE IX.

The arrearages due to the Society, ^^'•'"*'
Tiiall be collecied twice a year, and a °
commiffion of two and an h?lf per cenU
fhall be allowed to the perfon appoint-
ed by the Society to make the laid col-
lection.

ARTICLE X.

The Secretary fliall be furnifhed Serreia-
with a Book, in which he fhail enter rj'sDuty
the Name.*; of the Subfcribers— the
:Treafurer's Accounts, the Names of
the Members prefciu at each Quanerly

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Meeting — the proceedings, colle£Hon5,
and di£burscments<

ARTICIE XI.

The Secretary fhnll fnrnifli, wheu
required, a lift of the fums respec-
tively due by the Members,

ARTICLE XII.

Non-pay- Any Member refufing or negle<5lhg
ni*ntof to pay his dues for upwards of two
years, (hall be e5^cluded, unless circum-
fiances ihould occur to cxcule him*

List of
arreara-
ges

Sum at
disposal
of Com-

ARTICLE Xlll.

The Committee appointed to viGt
the Jail, {hall be allowed to expend,
for the relief of dillrefled Debtors,
confined therein, the sum of Three
FouadS; during each of the Months of

April, M.iy, June, Ju^* Auf;uft, Sep-
tember, October, and November ; and
Foar Pounds during each of the
Months of January, Februr»ry, Marc!).
nd Dccenaber. At the expiration of
each Month, the Treafurer Hx.x p.iy,
upon application to him, the fum ex-
pended by the Comnaittee, and the
laid Committee fiiiU annex to the ac*

count of Expenditure, so rendered to
the Treafurer, a full report of the
Names of the Peiions imprifoned for
debt, during the Month, the amount

Tof the debts for which they are so
imprifoned, the names of the Perfons
at whofe fuit they were arrciled, and
the length of their confinement.

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Henry Crosklll
Rev. John Carroll
Lawrence Doyle
Lewis De Molitor
Adam De Chezeaa

Joieph Allifon

James Ss Alport

William Aimon

1 hos. C. Allan

J(j(eph Auften

S. G. W. Aichibaldjohn Dupuy

Israel Allifon Jofcph Dolby

Mather Aimon

John Albro, Jun.

Hon, A Belcher

WilliAm Bond

James Foreman
James Forman, Jun.
Hon. James Frafer
Rupert D. George

Ivlartin G Black Daniel Grant
Thos. C. Beamiih Oliver Goldfmith

Jriir,es Bain
Thoinas Bogf;3
INiichael Bennett
'i homas Brown
Sar^iuel Cunard
Vv iiliam Conroy
John Cl-\rke
euhn Carroll
Enos Collins

W. Goreham
Hon. C. Hill
Hon. B. Halliburton
F. W. Haden
Jjfcpb Hobibn
James Hogg
J(:hn Howe,
John Howe, Jiinr.
John D, H.^wthurri

fcharles J. Hill
Wiinam Higgins
Rev. Dr, Inglis
J. W, Joanfton
Thus. W. James

Lewis E. Piers
Willian. Patterloii
George Paw
S. B. Robic

John Rofs
Hon. I, n\ JeScryHon, Judge Stewart
George Innes J ^hn Stayner

Rev. J. Knowlan
John Lawfon
Thomas Leonard
William Leppert
Williaia Letfon
John Letfon

Jofeph Starr
J. N. Shannon
John Salter
John Starr
Thomas Smith

Samuel Story
George P- Lawfon John Leander Starii
Hon. C. Morris John Scott
William Milward D:\vid Sta^-r
John Merrick J. Stayner, Jun.
Frederck Maior James Tobin

Michael Tobin

William Minii3

John M*Kinz*c

J. G. Marfhall

John-G. Pyke

John Patterson

John Tremaiii
Edmund Ward
John Witham

Wiliiam Young