Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-08-11
CONSTITUTION


AUXILIARY TRACT SOCIETY.
/ .4riic c /. This Society shall be cal
! led HE AUXILIARY .RACT SOCIETY
OF MARTINsBuRG;" the object of winch
shall De 10 promote me Interests OF
! eva geical religion and sound morali-
j ty ia dis vicinity, by the circulation of
/ Religious tracts, and 10 AID the AME-
RIcAN tract SOCIETY. instituted at
New ork in 10. ). IN extending lis OPP
eratlons III destltu e parts OF the United
States a,.d OF other couRtnes.
.1rt!cie . Zach subscriber of one
cent week, or fifty cents year shall
/ be member.
| hi Gle 5, Members of the Society
shan ne entitled to receive Tracts, at re-
duced prices, to the amount ot one half
OF their subscriptions. One fourth part
OF tie annual receips OF the Societs,
! ldeductlng the necessary Incidental ex
penses,) snail be transmitted to the
treasurer OF the Parent Institution.
'fLe remainder OF the funds snail be at
tie disposal Of the Executive Commit
tee OF me Auxiliary, TO be appropriated
either IN procuring Tracts to be distri-
Duted among the members of the So
ciety, or ssatuitously among the desii-
tute. or in establishing Depository Tor
Ike sale ot Tracts, or IA such Other way
as the Committee shall judge most use.
iul.
Article 4. he Society shall hold its
annual me citing on the EiM Monday in
Aprll,.when President, Secretary, and
Treasurer shall be chosen, who toge-
Their shall Constitute ali Executive Com
mlttee 10 conduct the business Vi the
Society.
.4ri Gle s. The Secretary shall re-
cord the proceedings Of The Society and
OF the Executive Committee, conduct
the correspondence, and prepare the
Annual Report
.1siicls 9. The Treasurer, who shall
at every quarterly meeting of the Exc
curve Committee report the state Of
the iunas, shalt De the gent OF the So
cie,y, and with sueh assistance as The
A-ASeNt''S SasSc may pfofiue,
shall, as far as practicable, give to all
WITHIN she sphere oftne Society's oper-
atoms an opportunity 10 become mem
bers, shall collect the subscriptions, oh
tain and deliver The Tracts, and sIper-
intend the, Depository, should one be
established
F! .Aliicle. I The Executive Committee
shall meet tor business quarterly from
the day of the annual me citing. and Of
tener II necessary. They shall take all
practicable measures for increasing the
efficiency anu extending the usefulness
! of the Society and tie Parenl Tnsti,u.
ton. They shallappoint such persons
as they think proper in the various dis
tricis where the society is intended TO
operate, 10 be .lssistaais ofthe agent, in
obtaining and collecting subscriptions
and distributing the Tracts. They shall
encourage the circulation ofthe Amefi-
can lract Magazine ard Christian Al
manac, the formation of other Auxilia-
ries in places adjacent, the constituting
of life 'iembers OF Directors OF the Pa,
rent Institution; and shall commune ate
to its Corresponding Secretary notice
of the formation Of this Society, and of
constitution adopted, list of the off.
GERS annually elected, such instances Of
the usefulness of Tracts as come to
their knowledge and all other intell.
cence which may be calculated to pro-
mote the cause Of Tracts.
article s, al meetings of the Socie-
ty and of the Executive Committee
shall be opened by prayer.
The following gentlemen constitute
the Executive COMMITTEE
ALEx'A. CooPER, Esq President,
Rev. c. p. KRAuTn, Trea. s. Agent
BERNARD G. WoLFf, Secretary.
Il Duke drrired The Dutch cor
vette Pallas. arrived in the harbor O
Boston on tie 26th ult. So DAYS iron
Falmouth, whence she sailed June Stl
Among the passengers was the Duk
Bernard Of SAKE Weimar and suite