Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-09-21

charge of the money collected, and o
the bibles and testaments belonging Il
the society, until they shall be disposed
OF by order of the board, and his ac
counts shall be examined by commit.
tee appointed by the society, which com.
mitIee shall report TO the society at its
subsequent meeting.
! Art. 8. The Secretary shall conduc,
the correspondence, and record the pro-
ceedlngs of the board, and of the soci-
ETY..
Art. 9. The surplus revenue of the
society, after deducting the incidental
expenses, and supplying the wants oil
The scriptures in the sphere of the soci-
ETY., shall be trans United annually, to the
treasurer OF the American Bible So
cietv.
Art. 10. There shall be a genera |
meeting of the nemb ers of the soclety,
on the first Saturdays Of June and No.
sember, when the accounts shall be pre-
sen'ed as audited, the proceedings of the
last halt year shall be reported, and the
other business of the society conducted.
A new board of directors shall be chosen
at the meeting in June, annually.
Arr. IL. Al the meetings o! the soci-
ETY., and OF the board, the President shall
preside, in his absence Vice President,
and II all OF them be absent, the oldest
member of the board who is present.
Art. IL. The members of the society
shall be entitled to the privilege of pur-
chasing of the depository of this society,
bibles and testaments at the cost prices.
Art. Is. 1t shall be the duty of the
board to inquire what families or indi-
siduals residing within the sphere ofthis
society are in want of the scriptures, and
to furnish them herewith at cost, re-
duced prices, or gratis, according to
their circumstances. In all practicable
cases, the poor shall be supplied by sale,
rather than by gilt.
Art. IA. A copy of this Constitution,
authenticated by the secretary, with the
names of the other officers, and also one
or more copies of each annual report,
shall be transmitted to the Secretary of
the American Bible Society for Domes-
tic Correspondence.
Board Of Directors for the tresent year.
John I-aughIin, Esq. president.
5 kav, R iamss L''s'} r,ee- Presidents.
Horatio Newhall, Cor. e Rec. Sec'y.
William White, Treasurer.
Asahel Eatoe, Esq.
William Nelson,
William NJ. stewart.
At m eetlng Of the society on Friday,
Ain June, 1t was voted that Rev. JOHN
"a. PECK be invited to deliver an Adj
dress to the society, a, their next meet
ing, on the first Saturday Of November.
Poted, nat the consultation add the
of the society, be forwarded
oy the secretary 10 the editor of the Ed
wardsviile Spectator for publication.
HORATIO NEWHALL, Sect.
Alta meeting OF number Of The ciii-
zebs OF Sanga'no county, in the tow OF
Springfield, on the llih inst. agreeable
% previous notice; MAJOR JAMES Tpnly
was called to the chair, and Tow. M.
NEALE chosen Secretary to the meeting
The object Of the meeting beng pro-
posed, the following resolutions were
unanim ausly adopted:
J. ResoIoed, That the patriotism and
manly firmness, with which Henry Clay
has uniformly acquitted himself, while
dlscAarg.ng the most arduous duties in
The service ofhis country, justly entities
him TO their highest confidence.
Q. Rescued, That we wllsuppor Henry
Clay Tor the next President of the United
States, and the better 10 secure uni
ton of sentiment among his friends, we
recommend to he several counties com.
posing this electoral district, to send
delegates to the town OF Carroltcn, on
the last Monday in this month, who may
select some man of firmness, who will, if
elected, support Henry Clay for Prssi.
dent, and some we'll tried republican for
Vice President.
8. RESOLVED, That on our part, we
send Major Elijah Hes, James S,rade ),
and Tom. M. NeaIe as our delegates 10
carry into effect the foregoing resolutions
if practicable.
4. RESOLVED, That copy Of the pro-
ceedings of this meeting be transmitted
to the editors of one or more papers OF
this state for publication.
Ordered, That this meeting be ad-
journed sine die.
JAMES TURLY, CA'm.
Tom. NJ. NEALE, Crk.