Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-04-13

pany, &c ; aid to Go all things necessary
to the carrying into effect thesearticles
of association, agreeably to the tr,e intent
and meaning thereof, and such instruc-
tons as they may receive from tie COM
pany at a general meeting. But he trus-
tees shall not have power to contr.ct debts
TO bind the company farther thar may be
necessary to build boats 10 cary off the
produce OF the company, and tie wages
of the hands, TO be paid out ofthe pro-
ceeds OF the cargo.
.4rtic1e 2.
The following rules are to beobserved
in the making and packing the pork:
|. 1t must be grain fed at least three
months before it is killed, and must not
eat of the masts OF he season in which /
is killed.
.. The hogs must be barrows and spay-I
ed sows, and not more than two years
old; and each hog must weigh at least
two hundred pounds, and be thick, firm
and good.
S. 1t must be packed in good tight
barrels, with such quantity of alum
salt and petre as the trustees may direct.
Then the inspector may brand the same
with the compaDy's brand !; but if any
person shall attempt to evade the iorego
ing rules, 10 obtain the company's brand
when they aie not entitled to it, their
names shall be sricken off the list, and
they shall not theleaftcr be entitled to
any privilege of the company.
.Irticie g..
Every person that wishes to send pro-
duce Of any kind in the month Of No
vember, must deliver to one of the trus
tees, in writing, the amount that he wants
to send of, by or upon the first Monday
in august yearly. The trustees and the
company shall meet the next day, and il
there is produce enough offered to load
boat, they are TO proceed TO have one
built; the persons Offering the produce
to advance money, Or give their obliga-
| tons TO the satisfaction of the trustees,
in proposition to the quantity OF produce
they want TO ship. Subscribers in al
cases shall have the refusal, if approved
| ofby the trustees, Of building and taking
charge Of the boats, if they will do il on
as good terms as any other person. HE
trustees shall not build any boat of less
dimensions than forty feet in length and
| fourteen feet in breadth, nor OF longer
dimensions than sixty feet in length, and
| fourteen in width; and if there shall be
more produce offered than will load one
boat, and no. enough to load two, the
trustees shall strike of from those that
have given in the largest amount, and
reduce it down till one boat will carry 1t.
The trustees shall not receive proposals
for shipping produce from cny persons
unless they have signed these articles,
nor suffer the brand of the company to
be put to any other persons produce.
| The trustees shall not be entitled TO any
fec or reward for their services, more
than shall be voted TO them by the COM
papy but they may Tx the fees that tho
inspector shall have for his services.
| lfany number Of persons wish TO send
produce in the month of March, they
must give in their bills of laaiag by or
upon the 18th day Of December, TO any
one Of The trustees; and the trustees shall
proceed in the manner before directed.
Bat nc subscriber sNl ever be charged
| with any expenses 0! the company, more
than his proportion Of the freight, &c. OF
the produce that he may otfer, and for
which boat may have been provided.
.4r:icle 4.
ANY person wishing to become MEM
Der of this company, shall on subscribing
these articles pay fifty cents TO one ofthc
Trustees, ana twenty-five ceos annually,
Oh he first Tuesday of August, which is
to be deposited with ibe Treasurer, sub
| iect to the orders Of the Trustees, to
defray the expenses Of stationary, post
age, brands, sc. &c. ANY person ne
giecting to pay up his dues as aforesaid,
at the time that he may offer his bill of
goods for shipment, Or within three
months after it becomes due, bis name
shall be striker OFF the list, and he must
come as a new subscriber.
| article 5.
The first election ofthe Trustees to be
held on the 29th of March, 1922; the
Trustees then elected to hold their office
until the first Tuesday in August, 1928,
at which time they are 10 be elected for
ever after. Whenever the Trustees
have an offer from government or any
other quarter, for contract for any kind
of produce of this country, they are to
call meeting of the Company, and at
such other times as they may think pro-
per. If at any time it shall appear that
there is not three of the Trustees con-