Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-10-13
them for the use of the society in pro.

~ ooNio'J quail noiu NO oi'-
nual meetings on the first Monday in
,when board consisting OF
president, secretary, treasurer, and
Jour directors shall be chosen 10 conduct
the business OF the society.
.Art. 5. The secretary shall record the
proceedings of the society, the board,
ond the executive committee notify the
meetings; conduc CT the correspondence,
and prepare the annual report.
.A'f. s. The treasurer shall act as the
society's agent and depository, take
charge of the funds, and report the state
OF the treasury at every stated meeting
. oil the board.
.Art z. The board shall meet for bust
ness at least once in three months They
shall adopt every practicable method for
increasing the efficiency and extending
the usefulness oil the society; and shall
assign 10 the respective members such
agency as they shall think proper, in col
Letting and obtaining subscriptions, and
distributing the tracts. Tney shall fill
| their own vacancies, and enact their own
by laws shall encourage the circulation
of the American Tract Magazine and
the Christian Aimanack, the formation
OF other auxlliaries in places adjacent
and shall communicate to the CORE
spending secretary of the American
Tract Society notice of the formation
OF this auxiliary, and of the constitution
adopted, list OF the officers annually
elected, such instances OF the usefulness
OF tracts as may come to their know
ledge; and such other intelligence as
may be calculated to promote the cause
OF tracts. Three shall consttute quo.
| rum.
.frf. 8. The president, secretary and
treasurer shall constitute an executive
| committee, who shall meet at least once
month, devise means Tor promoting the
prosperity OF the society, and transact all
business which may occur in the re.
cesses OF the board, reporting the same
to the, board al every stated meeting.
Art 8. Subscribers shall no. be en-.
titled to receive tracts until their sub.
scrp'ions are paid.
Art 10. Meetings Of the society shall
be opened by prayer.
N. Is. On the plan OF this constitution
oach subscriber OF IS cents will receive
annually $50 pages oil tracts each sub
scIiber ut SO cents, 500 pages; each
subscriber OF 30 cents may receive ont
bound volume oil tracts; each subscri.
Der oil one dollar, one volume bound and
100 pages unbound. .-
Orders for tracts from societies or in.
dlyiduals, to The subscriber, shall be
carefully attended TO.
Printers OF newspapers throughout the
state that are friendly TO the cause OF
tracts, arc requested 10 give the above
an insertion in their respective papers.
WIN. N. STEWART,
.ayent II. z. s.
Green0ille, Eoad county, III.
Letters OF correspondence to the
American Trac; Society, must be direct
ed" !Vm A. HALLooK, .Wezo YORK, Cor
RESPONDING Secretary Of The american
.-4cs Society, No. 81, Nassau street"
Illinois Lead Mnes.-Accounls
from The Lead Mines, near Fever River,
represent The prospect OF HE Miners as
peculiarly encouraging. Between 400
and 500 men are al work raising the
mineral, which is found in greater guam
titles than can be smelled by five turna
ces, kept in constant operation. |, is
but few years since these tnines were
worked by Americans, aud they already
yield oonsldera bic revenue to the go
vernmen,. A writer in the Missouri
Republican, recommends The approprla
ton OF one or Two years reni, in remov-
ing the rapids near the mouth OF The
Des MONIES and Rock rivers, as they
present the only obstruction to the navi
cation of the upper Mississippi. The
suggestion is worthy the consideration
Of the governrn ent, as the improvement
in the navigation would enable steam
boats to ply upon the river at all seasons
of the year-afiording not only facilities
for the removal OF the products of the
mues to market, but enabling the go.
vernment to transport troops and mum.
tons of war to our extended front Ter,
with great expedition, a, comparative
ly triiling expense.
Illinois NateNigeucer.
We have seen an assertion, which it !
might not be amiss 10 consider in con.
nexion with the foregoing suggestion.
1t is this, that wherever the channel of
river has been deepened at one place, it