The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1817-02-26

+" aich the Recording Secretary shall
give ten days previous notice, In at least
one newspaper printed in each of the
;Lrec towns in the District. Both the
Committee and the officers shall be cho-
sen out OF the Members resident with
In the District of Columbia; and should
any incicen,Nl cause prevent an election
from taking place at the stated timc,the
Officers AID The Committee shall con-
tinue to act until replaced by election at
the next general meeting, stated or spe-
cial. The Committee shall have AN.
thori,y 10 fill vacancies that may bapn
pen at tbeir board.
Article III The Committee of Su-
perintepdencc shall, with the Pre- sident
Tor in his absence one of The Vice Pre-
sidents) constitute the Directory of the
Society; and their business shall be, TO
hold correspondence with individuals,
| or with other Societies instituted in the
United States, with similar views; 10
hold conferences with Manufacturers,
| or others, and generally 10 collect, 10 di.
gcst, and disseninalc information USE
| tul 10 the object Of the Institution, which
! is particularly stated in the dcclaratory
| Introduction 10 this Constitution They
shall :iso direct ;he ordinary disbursc-
ment OF the funds of the Ssuie,y, and
T. ansact such matters, subservieDt TO
| their object, as are not specially herein
reserved TO the general meetings, to
whom the said Committee shall, from
! time TO time, report.
Article IV.-There shall be held
general meeting OF the Society at four
quarterly stated pstiods, which, until
| otherwise ordered, shall be On the Sc
cond Thursday in February, May, Au-
gust and November, st some conyenienS
place, in lnc City OF Washington and
special or extraordinary meetings may
be called by the Presiuent when there.
unto required by five members, under
| their proper signatures, expressing the
object they may have in view, which
| Shall be mentioned in the notice which
1t is hereby made the duty OF the Re
| c0rdIng Secretary 30 publish, in all ca
ses OF general meeting, as mentioned
n ihs second article. Fifteen Mem
bers shatl form aguorum TO do businesss
and 20 The general meeting Is reserved
| TO alter or amend this Constitution, TO
"sier premiums and order 9th -
Disbursements OF money, and to makGa
bylaws for carrying the provisions of
| this Constitution into effect; bnt TO al.
| ter the Constitution, shall require ma
ority OF tvothirds OF the Members
present, after public notice Of pr OP0.
siliOn 10 that effect.
Nr,iele V.--The President shall pre-.
side both at tie general meetings, and
those Of tic experimenting Committee,
| and give casting vote ia case of lie;
| shall call extra meetings, as above men,
toned, md subsesibc the minutes OF all
| their proceedings, and shall sign all or
ders or warrants for raon"y drawn from
the treasury The Recording Secreta-
! ~ shall rake, sign, and keep, the min
! uras OF the proceedings, as we'll of the
Committee as of the Society, and such
| records as either authority may, from
time to time. direct. The Correspond.
Ing Secretary shall carry on and pre-.
serve such correspondence, and make
such communications as by the Com.
| mittee shall bS directed The Treasu.
,er shall account annually for the dispo.
| sition of moneys entrusted to his cares
( whose statements shall BIO published for
| The general information The Vice
Presidents act only in the case of death,
removal out Of the District, resignation,
legal disability, OF absence Of the Pre-
sident.
Article VI--Each member shall pay
into the hands Of the JrGasurec, at The
lime of his subscribing, one Dollar, at
least, and the same sum annually; WITCH
shall go into the general fund Of the
Socie,y,to defray their ordinary and ne
cessary expenses to confer premiums;
/ and generally to accomplish such salu-
tary measures consis ent with the de-
sign Of the Institution, as by the pro-
per authority, under this Constitution,
! shall be orGe ed.
The meeting then adjourned TO Thurs
day the goth February: thcn 10 meet at
the same place, sor the purpose oil ors
( mixing the Society, agreeably to the
articles Of Association.
IhnT8day, FEB 20,
The Subscribers TO the metropolitan
Society for the encouragement OF Do
nestle Manufactures, met at Davis's
| Hotel, ibis day at ! o'clock, pursuant
TO adjournment, and proceeded to bal.
lot for the officers required 10y the Con-
stitution; when the following persons