examined and approved, in writing, by a Committee of the Society, annually chosen for the purpose. He shall also give to the Directors, whenever they request it, a particular account of the state of the Treasury. ART. X. The Society shall meet annually at such time and place as the Directors shall appoint, to elect officers, to hear the report of the Directors and of the Treasurer, and to transact other necessary business. ART. XI. At all meetings of the Society, twenty members shall be requisite to constitute a quorum; and every meeting of the Society, and of the Directors, shall be opened with prayer. ART. XII. The Presidents of all Societies, auxiliaries to this, which shall pay annually one thousand dollars into the Treasury of this Society, shall be, ex officio, honorary Vice Presidents of this Society. ART. XIII. Whenever a Society shall be formed, by the inhabitants of any State or district, which shall adopt the essential principles of this constitution, especially the provisions of the sixth article, as the basis of its own, such Society, upon the due notice of its existence, and desire of union, may be received, by a vote of the Directors, as a constituent branch of the American Society. Every such Branch Society shall possess the right of appointing its own officers, including a Board of Directors and a Treasurer; and also the right of appropriating its own funds for the assistance of beneficiaries, who shall have, in all respects, the requisite qualifications. Every candidate for such assistance shall be examined by a committee of three competent men, two of whom shall be appointed by the Directors of said Branch Society, and one, by the Directors of this Society; and, if approved, may prosecute his studies, preparatory to the ministry, under the immediate superintendence of the Directors of said Branch Society; or, if they shall deem it expedient, such candidate may be committed to the charge of the Directors of this Society. All monies of any Branch Society, not appropriated as above, shall be transmitted to the general treasury; and whenever the exigencies of such Society shall exceed its own resources, it may apply for assistance to the Directors of this Society. ART. XIV. Presidents of Branch Societies shall be, ex officio, members of this Society, and also honorary members of the Board of Directors. ART. XV. The Directors shall have power to supply any vacancies that may occur in their own Board, or in the officers of the Society, till the next annual meeting. ART. XVI. No alteration of this constitution shall be made, except on recommendation of the Directors, and by vote of three fourths of the members present, at an annual meeting; or unless the proposed alteration shall have been submitted to the Society, in writing, at a previous meeting. RULES OF THE AMERICAN EDUCATION SOCIETY, PUBLISHED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, MAY, 1833. CHAPTER I. OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 1. Ir is the duty of the Board of Directors to super- Duties. intend and to manage the prudential and executive business of the Society; and, especially, to see that the Constitution and Rules of the Society are faithfully observed. Time of Standing Com 2. The Board meet quarterly for the transaction of business, on the second Wednesday of January, April, meeting. July and October. Special meetings may be called by the Secretary, at the written request of three Directors. 3. Two Standing Committees shall be appointed by the Board-a Financial Committee whose duty it shall be to mittees. attend to the funds, and to advise with the Treasurer concerning the investment of funds in the safest and most productive forms; and an Executive Committee whose duty it shall be to examine and to discuss subjects of importance, and to report on the same to the Board; to afford the Secretary counsel whenever he shall request it; and to perform any business during the recess of the Board, which, in their judgment, the interests of the Society may require. They shall keep a record of all their proceedings, which record shall be read to the Board at their regular, or other meetings, for their approval. To keep a re cord, and to re 4. The Directors shall keep a fair record of their proport annually. ceedings, and annually make report of their transactions to the Society. General Duties. To examine Candidates in special cases. To exercise a pastoral super vision. To see that accounts of Benefi ciaries are regularly returned. To notify Meetings. To have assistance. CHAPTER II. OF THE SECRETARY. 1. The Secretary shall conduct the correspondence; keep the records of the Board and of the Executive Committee; take measures for increasing the funds; and do what he can to promote the highest prosperity and usefulness of the Society. 2. The Secretary shall pay particular attention to the character and qualifications of applicants for aid, and for this purpose he shall be authorized to take part with Examining Committees, whenever he can be present, in the examination of candidates, as the official representative of this Board, and in special cases to conduct examinations separately. 3. The Secretary shall be required to exercise, so far as he shall be able, pastoral supervision over all who are under the patronage of the Society; by visiting them at the places where they reside, and conversing and praying with them individually or collectively; by correspondence with them, and with their instructors; and by any other means calculated to excite them to effort, and to encourage them to seek an elevated spirit of piety. 4. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to see that the stated or other accounts of beneficiaries, under the patronage either of the Parent Society or of its Branches, are made out conformably to rule, and returned to the general office in season to be reported to the Board at each quarterly meeting. He shall also give notice of all appropriations made by the General Society, or its Branches, to young men under patronage, and direct them how, and where to apply for the same. 5. The Secretary shall notify all meetings of the Board, and when it can be done, make an orderly arrangement of the business to be transacted. 6. Such assistance shall be allowed the Secretary in his department, as the Board shall judge to be necessary. CHAPTER III. OF THE TREASURER. 1. The Treasurer shall take charge of the funds be- Duties. longing to the Society, and keep an accurate account of the same, showing the sources from which they have been derived, and the purposes for which they have been given. He shall open a separate account with each Branch Society, with the Scholarship and other permanent funds, and with each Beneficiary of the Parent Society, and of the Branches. ments with the concurrence of the Financial 2. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to invest the To make investfunds of the Society in the safest and most productive forms; but no permanent investments shall be made, or Committee. changed by him, without the concurrence of the Financial Committee. 3. No money shall be paid by the Treasurer from the funds of the Society, without a written order from the Directors. The following shall be the form in which the payments of accounts shall be directed. "The within [or above] account allowed by the Directors, and payment ordered [adding the date] A— B—, Clerk. CD, Treasurer." To make no paywritten order. ments without a of the notes of 4. The Treasurer shall receive and take charge of all To take charge notes of young men assisted by the Parent Society and of Beneficiaries. its branches. Whenever, in his judgment, it may be important to have the notes deposited for safe keeping, at the places where they are given, he shall have the power of appointing such persons as he shall judge proper, for this purpose, and of giving them the necessary instructions, as his agents. When the notes thus given shall become due, it shall be his duty to give seasonable notice thereof to the persons by whom they have been given, unless they shall have been previously cancelled, or otherwise disposed of by the Board. distribute dona tions in cloth ing. 5. The Treasurer shall receive and take charge of do- To receive and nations in clothing, and shall distribute the same agreeably to directions given by the Secretary, or such other person or persons as the Executive Committee of the Board shall appoint for this purpose. state of the 6. At each quarterly meeting of the Directors, the To report the Treasurer shall make a report in writing on the state of funds. the funds, mentioning, particularly, what amount there is |