Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1812-10-16

They beg 1eaTe also to add, that the sub
s~cription would, no doubt, have been consi
derably extended, but for the absence of ma
ny of our citizens at this season of the year.
The committee consider it their duty fur
Their to add, that the subscriptions in the mid
die udrd were made with a request, that they
should be exclusively appropriated to the ac-
commodation and comfort of the families of
the soldiers.
The slid report being twice read, was APP
proved by the meeting.
Mr.. Mallory, from the committee appoint
ed to prepare rules and regulations for the
collection and distribution of the money sub
scribed. and to present some plan for the ex-
tension of the subscription to the other parts
of the commonwealth, made a report, which,
being received, was twice read, and sundry
amendments thereto were proposed and adopt
ed by the meeting-The said rules, regula-
tions and plan, as amended, were agreed to
as follow:
Resolved, That the name of this a~ssocia-
ton be. "The Society for promoting the sac
cess of the War against Great Britain"
ResolUed, That a treasurer be appointed.
whose duty it shall be to collect the money
subscribed, in the following proportions, to
wit one half on Monday next, and the other
half in sixty days from the time of subscribing
but any subscriber may, forthwith, deposit
with the treasurer, the whole sum by him
subscribed.
The treasurer of the commonwealth, for
the time being, or such other person as may
be appointed by the standing committee, shall
be the treasurer of this society.
ResolUed, That a standing committee be
appointed by the general meeting, with pow
err to appropriate any portion of the funds OF
this society, not exceeding fifteen hundred dol
lars, in the manner they may deem most con-
ducive to the accommodation and comfort OF
the militia of this state, recently called into
the service of the United States, embracing
both drafts and volunteers.
ResolOed, That the said committee cores
pond with some respectable character or cha
~racters, in those counties from which the said
detachment is ordered, or with such commit
tee as may be appointed by the citizens there
OF, with a view of obtaining the best informa-
ton as to the situation of the families of those
defenders OF our country, in order that pecu-
mary or other relief may be extended to such
of them as shall need it among whom the
said committee shall be authorised to cause
to be distributed a certain sum or necessa-
ries, to an amount, not exceeding three thou
sand dollars, in a ratio proportionable to the
respective circumstance of each family re
curing assistance, as far as they can be as
certained.
Provided hoTeUer, and it is understood,
that at least tro thousand three hundred dol
lars of this fund shall be applied to the use
of the families of the now drafts or volnn
teers, or such as may be called on hereafter.
The said committee shall consist of fUe
| apy three Of yyhon ~ ~ mi a,1 ~ tho o-cnt
of any subsequent requisition for any portion
of the militia of this state. or tender of vo.
l%uhteers, shall have power to appropriate such
part of the remaining funds of this association
to the accommodation and comfort of the said
militia or volunteers, and their families, as
the necessities of either, according to the best
judgment of the committee, may require.
For the purposes aforesaid, and for defray-
ing all unavoidable expenses, incident to a
proper discharge of the trust reposed in them.
the said committee shall be authorised to
draw upon the treasurer, from time to time,
for the necessary sums of money, and shall,
once in every three months, for the s~atisfac.
ton and information of all concerned, cause
to be published in all the newspapers. printed
in this city, an accurate report of their pro-
ceedings, always taking care to state therein
the amount of cash in hand.
ResotUed, That the known hbera1ity and
patriotism of the citizens of Virginia be in
voSed on this occasion-that letters be ad-
dressed to every town and county, earnestly
inviting them to cooperate with the metropo-
hsln promoting, upon an extended scale, the
great object In view and that, to this end,
1T be recommended to them to appoint a stand
ing committee in each town and county. to
correspond with the central committee in this
place, and to devise other measures of a SINH
lar nature to those which have been adopted
here -:
That it moreover be recommended to them
lin order to establish something like a regular
system, and to prevent confusion in the dis