The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-08-28
WT"e"./or he fhicGetd N,rudJ
story of the Mount Zion Society, and
the College Established under its Aus
piccs in Winnsboro, S. G.
BY D. D. M'CREiGuT.
No 3.

time the change was taking place from The
use o! English TO American money
we whose names arc annexed hcrcnnio
nave chccriu!iy entered into Society,"
at Charlcstown, in South CoroI;n, ~
Ninth Day ofJanuary, Anno Domin, 0mn
Thousand Seven Hundred and Scy,n,y.
seven, and havo agreed to tin rolioyiiy
ku'cs and Regulations for the GOOD ooLS
crnmcnt Of the samo
ART. |. This Society shall bc krow,, ~,
'hc name Of the Mount Sion Soci,,v an,j
shast CONSIST Of an unlimited number oc
members, nor cease TO bo while there 70.
main five.
u. lhiS Society shall have four General
n'cc''ngs IN the year, TO wit, Oil The last
friday in every February, which shall Lr
the Society's Anniversary and on The lost
FRIDAY in May, August ani November
Mh'ch , snail be termed Quarterly Meetings
There shall be also weekly meetings. nm
every FRIDAY throughout lhe year whicI,
n.'''' DC hHl,i lfom Tic lns! Friday in Fcbru.
hry' 20 INC last Erlday in August, from scv-
vh oclock IN the Evening Till ten, and from
the last Friday in August 10 The hs, rr;dn"
IN fcbruary from six o'clock in The Ey,,,.
ing until nine. ''''''
~ AZ every Anniversary mcrtir,. tl,o
incmbcrs met, shall by majority Of vn,n.
eject ny ballot, President, Ncninr ,n,i l.,
Nor Wn'dcns, Treasurer, aud Secretary r,.
me ensuing year Whoever shall 'Lc .,
clc@'cd a'id refuses TO act, he or tboy e., ro.
INSIDE on not serving Ihc fal tc,ut OF o,c
year, "hi!i' forfeit Tie sum Of fourteen sLill
'nSs "c'''"E' cach. And in case of the
"e''h, resignation, refusal to sc,yn
or removal from Tho Stat, or ,n,
queer Within the year, another ncrsn,,
hna,' DC chosen for tic rcnninin,. ,,,t
OF me year, who shah be Liable to III, yn,,,,
lor'ol'nr" on nat scrvin-, or rrrus;n., ,n
serve Tue lull term for which he w,a ,Ioc,
cd. "'' '''c''
". The Anniycv2mynnd uuor,cy,v Ncc,
lnHS, W." stewards slmii hc CHOSEN ,L,
hh'H attend every Meeting Of ihc Soc;,,v
hn' whose business SHAH be to orlnr = cnr,
,n'h l'hh'i'y OF liquor for each respective
hcc''hG nhi I" 90 any other busi,r,U r
iaiinf to The Society, which m,v 10 r,,,,.
G" os Them ~ he President, for tho iimc
being Their time in oI.ica shnu lr o,,,
'!ioc months and tnc for not scry;n, ~
shillinGs sterling. ''"''' ''N
'. ha' every officer may attend dnlv tn
tue "u''rS OF the society, The following Gnry
s'n'i he paid by ubscniccs, viz Th, prn,i
"rn,, tw" dollars, The Senior warden srycn
S'E,ung ,sfer'ing, tie Junior Warden ,iv
S"'',nESs s'criing, the Trcnsurrr, one lo,
~ ,''o,''y. ih'cr ShiilinGS and six pence
INC stewards. three shiiincs stcr
, s''"' ""''SS the "h$cutcc makes such
.%c"Sc at zoe next tuCclirp, shall ho s,t-
'Si'ci"ry to m".;orii, g. ,hc ,urmhcr, l,n,,
present. ''c''
W. ne society shall moi he Con,iJcr.,l
'S"P""'h "n'ii th, Niuutcs orlhc nrrocJ
ing meeting aio read -nNr closed. lin nrt,n
'h' rea"ihg "t the minutes of tho ihrr nrrs
cnt evening. - ''"'
VII. Thc President, assisted hv ,ho Wor.
"'hE' $hhil preserve due oricr and d,r,r,n,
"' me r'u"r>' OF The other Governors nnI
VIZ 'he assent OF The society, shall is.ur
I'",' ", NC iFcASurrr for monies shall
"cH''re elections, appoint committees ,nL
cause rcnrcahlc ana inoilcns;yr tch,,;o,
!" b" observed by all the mcmhc,s $ NJ ilcir
respective meetings; and when he .tiycs thc
slShhi lor attention, every member n,u.t 81,
"o''e ~ an" 'akr his scat, under the rcnnl-
" OF three shilliugs sterling. Uc shol,
hnnsh all disputes respecting State moi,crs
or ielg'"n Any person who n,,.siY,. -
debate o! that kind, or behaves indcrcn,.
~ a''rr being ndmonishcl by him. shall l.,
H"'I"'' 20 "hN hnc the sociy.y Shall iuuict
"o' 'Ncc'onE fourteen pounds stcrlinr il
""y PrrS"n n'i"r hc rlall be thus sentenced
~ ""'" continues to disturb the peace
an" hnrmony "l tho meeting, on ,hot or ,ny
n!hcr account The President sh,lI rn,nnnm;.I
him to quit the room, and on Lis r"r,s;",.
I" comply herewith. ana oot m,him%5
proper concession ror his oNrnsivn h"hna
Nio'.r, at the next succeeding r,r.,i,, L.,
shall be expelled from tho Sncio,, ,,''''"S' Nv
Tho President Shall nl,o. ~ n,n' rooo,, r
maioriiy OF the mcmhcrs ,.cs,,, ''a ~ ".
r,c%uiar meeting sue for onv rn,i,, I'c "y
shall hc due the Society: and nynr,,o ~,
othcr matters ana ,hinns whinn 'I"u sh'n, ,''' ~
Thought by the society 10 onrnrI";n ,"',' ~ :,
Office ~ ''''
lIlI The Senior Warden shah on,,;,,,
in the Presidents absence ,nd IL, I,.;
Warden in the absence OF the pr,.iSrni a,'L
Senior Warden. Bat in cnYc ,,,,. p.n,;i ','"
and both tho Wardcns sLnn,l W. '.,','r'.' ,,,.
Che members present may mnccrI - h,nn,
ior temporary officers, who so,n -, nIoni
cl shall have power 10 transact hmso.' ..N,,' e..
that night provided tb;r,nnn , t'',''' ,',''' - 80
present; {; without which n;;;,h,r nn no,,,;n,
shalt be considered rcrfcct, ~, cnnaI1n
doing business. i'''' "
lN. Any person elected in;o ,b, an,
President, Senior or Junior No,drn Trn,S
nrcr. or Secretary, and hnvinr, nnnc,n,mY I
regularly and faithfully scrvcJ ,h,,,inn.'