Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-11-11
The Raleigh Mutual Relief and cAaritable
Association.

Luz 8uyOuTueu Meoti6 VI CtIAoIiS W pTOVIue iueI
and food for the relief Of the INDECENT and needy of
the City, met at the Courthouse on the afternoon of
the 9Th instant Hon. d. NJ. Barringer, in the Chair
The Executive Committee, G. W. Aordeca, K.
P. Battle and T. Il. Seloy, Esqs, submitted the fol.
lowing regulations for the government of the Asso-
citation, which, on motion Of John H. Bryan, Esq,
were adopted:
The subscribers to the Raleigh Mutual Relief
and Charitable Association in general meeting as
sembed, declare that the objects Of the Association
two fold Firstly, to purchase family supplies
to subscribers and others at cost and charges by aid
of the moneys loaned for that purpose and, Sec
ondiy, to collect and properly distribute such sup
plies are gratuitously given to the INDECENT of the
city and suburbs To effect these objects, the fol-
lowing general rules and regulations are adopted:
LIST. The style of the Association shall be the
"Ralegh Mutual Relief and Charitable Association"
. 3D. Each subscriber to the Association shall be-
come member thereof and shall be entitled to buy
of the Association at prices to be fixed by the Di-
rectors to an amount not exceeding his subscription
subject to such rules and regulations to the times
of purchase and quantities bought as the Directors
may prescribe
8. Any member may give the privilege thus POS
sessed by him or any part thereof to any other per-
son subject to the approval Of the Board of Directors
it being expressly understood and agreed that uff
der no pretext whatever shall either o member or
bis appontee obtain more Of the supplies than may
be needed for his own use and that Of his imme-
date dependents; no person other than member
or his assignee in writing shall be allowed to buy.
4th. After the objects of the Association are
complished the funds on hand shall be distributed
among the members in proportion to the amounts
subscribed.
49,. ORGANIZATION.
In order to carry out the foregoing objects, the
members shall elect seven Directors, four of whom
,l,.Mh oo fotr hnSi
out of their NUMBER choose a President, who shall
be President of the Association shall have power to
fill vacancies in their body and shall serve as Direc-
tors without pay.
POWER AND DUTY OF DIRECTORS.
The Directors shall have the general control and
management of the business Of the Association;
shall appoint and have power to remove all agents
needful for the purchase, collection, safe keeping
and distribution Of the supplies; shall prescribe the
duties and pay Of such agents, and may exact such
securities they may deem advisable to secure per-
Torrance of duty they shall regulate the prices
and terms of SALE the times and mode of disribn-
ton and the quantities to be purchased by each
member or his appointee, and when the objects OF
the Association are, in their opinion accomplished
|, they shall return to the members the moneys on
hand in proportion to the amount subscribed All
questions in regard the construction of the rules
| Of the Association shall be decided by them.
A general meeting of the Association may be
| called by the President two Directors, or any i've
members In oil meetings on the demand Of two
MEMBERS each shall be entitled to cast one vote for
every $50 subscribed by him, and absent members
may empower . member present to yese in his
| stead. .-... a'
| THE EXECUTIVE coNNIT1EL
The Directors shall appoint three Of their men,
bers to be an Executive Committee. and shall pre-.
scribe their duties and powers The Executive
Committee shall serve until othsrs are appointed
| by the Board in their stead.
7 THE TREASURER
The members shall elect Treasurer, who shall
have the custody Of the moneys of the Association
and pay out the same on checks to be drawn by
some one Of the Executive COMMITTEES. p he - 8,
mated by them c-.--'-' '''A'sea' Lee
If any mepho-
bought of
of buying
felt all his