The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1819-03-17
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PUBLIsdED BY AUTHORITY.


ISOLATION OF Clerks in the Civil Depart
mcnt OF tho government OF the United
States, ia the District OF Columbia:
BIZ if enacted BY fAe Senate ard House 9
Representatives of ths 8Unised Sfares Of .4me-
rica IN coasrsss assembled, That. from and
after che passage of this act, all those PEI.
sons WHO a. c, or shall hereafter become men.-
bers of the ProyIdent Association of Clerks,
employed in the civil department. OF Tho gov
erHmcnt of the Un,,ed States, within the
Dis, let Of Columbia, be and they are hereby
made body corporate and polite, by the
name aud style Of {" The Provident Associa-
lion of Clerks" and shall continue until the
thicd day OF March, one thousand eight hue
dred aud thi' ~ four and by tha, name shall
have perpetual succession, and by that name
may sue aud be sued, impiead and be i'm
pleaded, ansye, aud be answered, defend
and be defended IN courts Of record, ADD ~
any other place whatsoever; aud by tha,
name nay make, have and use common
seaL aud the same may break, alter and re-
new, at pleasure; and shall have power TO
ordain, establish, and pat IN execution. such
bylaws, ordinances and regulations, as shall
seem necessary aud convenient tor the gov
ernment OF said corporation, not being con-
trary 20 law nor the constitution thereof (; and
gen.; ally to do and execute all acts necessary
or proper for the objects OF said iocorpors-
ton, subject to the roles, regulations, res
srictions, limitations and provisions, herein
described and declared. ~
Sec. O. .dnd be it further enacted, That
the following rules, regulations, restrictions,
Limitations and provisions, shall form and DO
fundamental articles of the constitution OF
the saia corporation, to wit:
lst. The association shall be composed oi
clerks employed in the civil department, Of
the government of the Unied States, within
the Dls tct of Coluunbss |; and lis object
shall ne 'he benefit Of the families If such
CLERKS alter theirs decesse, and tue funds
thereof shall be applied agreeably to the pro-
visit of this act, and for no other use or
purpose Whatever,
81 Every such clerk shall, before he is
eanslde ed member Of the association, sign
the articles.
Sd Every member shall pay, on or before
the fifto day Of January, Aptil, July, aud o.
fobcr, respectively, the sun, OF two dollars
and Fifty cents.
ath In addition to the payments mention
ed in lbe preceding article, every me mber is
at hasrty TO pay such iudber sums as he
may link proper, which payments MY form
a separate and special fund aud on the death
C&any memoer by whom such payments
S& have been made, his family shall, in
81 on To the relief provided by other ar
tittf Of the association, be entitled TO sn an
nu#y or other beheit out Of the special fund,
propot,ionate 10 the smount OF the payments
made hereto by such member.
5.h. Any member VINO shall omit to pay
his quorter,y subscription, within the time
preac lb.d oy the third article, snail forfeit
ano pay, for the benefit OF the Association,
tho sum Of fifty cents, and the like sum for
eye Y quarter during which the said subscrip-
ti,o shat, remain unpaid. And II any mem.
Der suail omit, lor more than Que year, TO
pay the subscriplioas required by these ar
ticlcs, together wisA such fines as he may
have incurl ed, he shall thereby forfeit, both
for hi nseif and ais family, all rights TO any
Of the benefits Of the association, together
with ~ the monies which he may have pre-
viou,'y paid, and shall cease TO be membet.
6tn. Any member ceasi0g to be clerk,
,rr enosiog out Of the Dis,siot Of Columbia,
AL no thereby be deprived OF his me mber-
ship.
7tb. The Offices Of the association thsl
Consist of = p esidept, SIX directors, seere'
.tsry md treasure, 40 be elecIed by bsiioI, -
ageBcsal meeting of the ASSOCIATION, op
last Saturday IN Mach, spnusly: and thsy
shall forGn board to Le called the presiden'
.,d board OF offic, IS. In all elections r.
officers, he person having the greatest nun
hcr OF voies shall be coDs;dered as elected,
bar when swo moss persons nave an equs'
number Of votes, the bslo,ing shall be 'e
pes,ed TO 6ll the Office Offices for which
no choice shall have been made. If any va;
cancy shall occur among the officers, gen.
eral mee,ing shall be car;ed 10 al the same.
slhr Itsbsll be the duty Of the president
TO preside at all meeting. Of the association.
end Of the board Of officers. In the absence
of the pfesident, his duly shall be performed
by the direeio, prescni, senior on the list.
9Th. The secretary shall keep jourssI OF
the proceedings Of shs assecis,ioo, sad Of the