Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-11-09
~ ulual Relief Associatio

S"A AActAo1 a AS6OCl0tlOU
Mond.s oorned .s meeting of the citizbs held on
. @Ono.y' 'ae committee .pp.uted At preyioua
saSas ESQ.,, '42s:esst 4ss sIFo@ss WIN: !sss;;
The committee to whom it WAS refsrrel n e,r
ges: 5 some plan for the supply of provtons for
toe CIT zens Of Raleigh, during the ensuAr wear
nase nsd tne same under consideration. ap( snbmit
>"e ioilow'ng as the result of their deliberstons
~TSc pSM9at M an association be formed to ID called
c;at;on n".e9h Mutual Relief and Benevolent Asso
her WIN 1 s,.n Which any person may become ueql-
hundred dolla,s SUN NOT fess tnan one
"a That upon sA such ,nhsc-;,.ton,. H.. .,,t
scIi'ers shall be entitled to receive interest At the
lase u SIX per cent. hr annum. until the money
shall be refunded bufSO tho s.an. of s"e .aohey
beng sustained, the snbscers stall oOlv ny snt; U
''ea "a 70 Ts recese pro rata upone sums subscribed
in whole or e IN n.1t sums Is saoseIlo be refunded
Committee may think proper, and NV aubscr;her
may require his money to be refundsS to him at
any time aftes six months from the tins of snh.
serpton, UPON giving thirty days notice.
4tn lhat the sums subscribed shall be laid ont
IN the purchase Of provisions and articles for tAs
supply Of the citizens generally. and Of the i'm
MEDIATE vicinity, who shall he permitted to pur.
";sse the same under such rules, regulations and
Tom"sIns o s,ons as may be adopted by the Executive
dollars shall bs soon as the sum Of fifty thousand
49,. 81 subscribed the subscribers shall
.Le s"u aPpon' Pa Executive committee out of
whom shall ': be entrostsist % tSist of FIVE members to
and management of all the genera a. supervision SUP
tlon andthe adoption Of such and m repulss;o"s
as they may think proper
9th: That the subscribers Shall Mew;se At a.ia
meeting appoint Treasurer and Stofkeeper, and
one or more Purchasing Agents, and We Store.
keeper, under the direction and with the aAent and
appreciation OF the Executise committee, may euuloy
stlcn clerks and servants as may be required g. a.
slst him In the discharge of his duties and to reat
sncn stores or warehouses as may be necessary
1th' That the salaries of the Store.keepers ant
treasurer, and Of the Purchasing Agents. shall b,
nxed oy The subscribers in general meeting, who
may require such bonds as they may think prope,
from these officers for the faithful discharge Of the,
duties.
,sth. Besides the foregoing and for the purpos,
OF providing for the necessities of tho DOOR and in
digent citizens, they recommend that separat,
subscription be taken up for voluntary contribu
lions, Tor the purchase of provisions for that cas
OF ctlzenS, and that the sums thus contributed b,
placed under the control and at the disposal of thu
same Executive committee, and that the articles
purchased with this fund be kept separate and dis
tlnct from the other and be appropriated exclusive
~ to the use and benefit of the poor and INDECENT
AsA SuSu poILlOu VI luc ReucT8l expenses
incurred as the Executive committee may thinl
right and proper
9TH. That this Association shall continue in 90
Grafton for twelve months, unless sooner dscontin
ued at general meeting of the subscribers, ant
when discontinued, statement or exhibit shall b,
made of its operations and if any loss shall be sus
tanned the same shall be apportioned by the Exec
utlve Committee among the subscribers accordip,
to the amounts respectively subscribed and SHOULD
| hnvo mr.. Al
subscribers the amounts subscribed with interes
thereon at the rate Of six per cent per annum, suct
profits Shall be apportioned among the subscriber
so as to entitSthem to receive not more than ter
per cent upon the amount subscribed and the sup
plies, any, shall be appropriated to the fund fo
the relief of the poor and INDECENT
+ The Committee, pursuant to instructions, hav,
had conference with the Mayor of the City, wht
assured them that arrangements had already been
made by the city authorities for procuring an ample
supply of wood for the use of the poor of the CITY
and they therefore did not deem it advisable to pro
pose in asy manner to interfere with their arrange
ments.
The report was read seriatens, and adopted
On motion, it was resolved that Committee oi
one from each Ward be appointed, to procure sub.
scrptons to the funds of this Association, and also
that subscription papers be left at the several Auc
tion and Book stores of the city.
The following Committee men were appointed
Mr.. Crowder in the Western Ward Mr.. Landsdel
in the Middle ward and Mr.. JAS j. Ltchford in the
| Eastern ward.
On motion, it was ordered that the Secretary
furnish the City papers with copy of the above re
port and proceedings for publication.
The meeting adjourned, to meet agsin Monday
evening next at o'clock, at the Mayors Office, and
the citizens generally are invited to attend
| JNO II. BRYAN, Chairman.
A. NJ. GoRxAN, Sec'y.
| ORITTTARv NOTICES.