The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-09-15

said committee shall be authorised TO cause 10 be
dstribate, certain snm, or necessaries 10 All a.
mount, not exeeeL,ng three thousss,d Dollars, ia a
ratio proporuona;c TO the respective circumstances
o. each family requiring assistance, Us .s - ti,ey
can be sseertsiuc,f.
Presided. however, and il is understood, that at
least too thousand three hundred dollars ct this
uid shall lac applied to the OF the families Of
sailed GA hereafter >f, -
The said committee shall consist of Epc, any
three Ot whom may act; anil IN the event oil any
subsequent requisiiion Toe ay portion oil the militia
oi TINS state, tender ol volunteers s, have now
erto appropriate such part OF the reinainn,; funds
ot this sisoc,aon, 10 the accommodation and COM
Tort oil the SAIL militia volunteers, and their arui.
es, as the necessities oil either, according the
best judgment OF the committee, may require.
For the purposes aforesaid, and Tor desisying all
unavailable expences, incident proper discharge
oi The T. US, reposed ia them, tie said comm ittee
S''ail DO authorised TO draw upon the Treasurer,
from time TO tie, FOR the necessary sums of money
and shall. in every three p.onils .ar the salts
faction and information ot I'll. concerned, cause to
be published, IL. all the papers printed in this
ci an accurate report OF their proceedings, always
taking care to State therein the amount OF cash in
hand
Resolved, that the known l;berali,y aud patriot
ism OF the citizens of Firginia be Invoked on this
occasion that letters be addressed TO every Town
aud County, earnestly inviting them to cooperate
with The metropolis in promoting, upon AN exten-
fed Scale, the great object in view ;--and that, to
This en'! it be reeomn, ended to them to appoint
stanfIngS committee in each town and county to
correspond with the central committee in this place,
and TO devise Other measures OF a similar nature
10 those winch have been adopted here-That it.
moreover, be recon mendei to them Tin order to
establish something like 9 regular system, and to
prevent confusion in the distribution of the general
fund which will thus be constituted (to cause to be
forwarded TO the Treasurer, or Standing Committee
at thus place, the sums subscribed, the amount rece
we'd from each Town an, county TO be published (as
ff.asr no al.
mi,tee, with the report of their proceedings at the
stated periods prescribed ). ~.
e. Heso(eeo, that all surplus monies shall bed
posted in one the Banks OF this city, to the
credit OF the central standing committee by name
and soo|ect To be drawn out by the check of the
treasurer Tor the time being, endorsed a resou-
ton oil the said committee signed by ut least three
OF that body.
Resolved, that the central standing committee of
this society be annually elected and continue in Of
hce until another election shall be made; with pow
err to hii vacancies in their own body occasioned by
death, resignation or removal There shall be a
meeting OF the members OF this society annually on
the first Monday III May, or at such other time as
the central standing mmittec shall require it..
Resolved, that General james Wood William,
Fenwick, John Campbell, Samuel Greenhow, and
benjamin James Harris be the central standing
committee until another election shall take place
Resolred. thar the editors of all newspapers
printed in this state, circulating therein who are
disposed TO promote the object of this associations be
requested to publish, gratis, these proceedings in
their respective papers:
And then the meeting adjourned. ....
is. BARBOUR, Chairman.
WIN. MUNFORD, Secretary.