The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-09-12


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Bylaws of the Palmetto Orphan Home.
IT'S NAME.
]. The institution for the education and rear
ing UP of poor orphan and other equally untor-
tinate children in South Carolina, shall be
Known as the PALMETTO ORPHAN HOME.
ITS GOVERNMENT.
The government of the Palmetto Orphan
Home shall be in the hands of q Local Board
of Trustees and.a General Board of Visitors,
as follows:
1.-THE Local Board shah consist of nine
gentlemen who reside permanently m the city
of Columbia, whose duty it shall be to hold the
titles of all property, personal and real, that
NAV accumulate for the Orphan Home; to ap-
poiInt Superintendent and Matron, a physi-
clan, Teachers. Sewing Mistress, Nurse, and
such helps as they may deem proper for the
rnanagenIent of the Home: The Board shall
organize by electing one of its members Presi-
dent for the year, Secretary and % Treasurer.
This Board shall have complete eonsEof over
the direct management of the Institution,
making such laws and regulations from time to
time as the development of the Home may re-
euire, keeping correct statistics, and shall make
full report annually to.the General Board OF
Visitors.
q. The General Board of Visitors shall con-
sist of two, persons from each County in the
State, carefully appointed by the Local Board,
which shall. have power to fill vacancies In
either Boards. This General Board of Visitors
shall be called to meet in Columbia, annually,
BIZ the Local Board, at such time as that Board
may think most appropriate. When the Cen
eral Board meets at the time and place desig-
mated by the call from,the Local Board, it shall
organize by erecting one Of its members Presi-
dent. and one Secretary. This Board when
duly organized, shall call on. the Local Board
for full And accurate report of the workings
and condition of the Home, as to the children,
funds, property, and the entire management Of
the Institution. They shall appoint Commit
tees to visit the Home, investigate its condition
and management, to receive from the Local
Board all suggestions and plans for building
and improvements This Board shall then de-
liberate and decide on the reports, suggestions
plans, and take such action as they may think
proper to advance the cause of the Orphan
Home.
8. In the appointment of persons on these
Boards no preference or partiality is to be al
lowed on account Of religious opinion, but the
broad principles of humanity, patriotism and
charity should be the platform on which all
appointments. are made,
j. The Local Board shall have the power to
suspend and discharge any of the employees of
the Home after q full hearing and fair trial at a
meeting to, be called for that purpose.
s. The Local Board shall have power and
authority to make such rules and regulations
as they may think necessary for the. good gov
ernment of the house and of all persons there
in.
ENDOWMENT AND FUNDS.
1. All donations; devises and bequests here
tofore made or which hereafter may be made
to the Trustees of the Orphan Home, for objects
connected with. the benevolent purposes of the
Institution, shall be held by the said Trustees
and any surplus remaining after the expenses
Of the Home shall have been paid, shall be in
vested, as the same shall be received by them,
in such public securities, bank stock, or other
estate, real or personal, as they may deem most
beneficial.
2. The Board of Trustees shall record, in. q
journal to be opened expressly for chat purpose,
the names of all those benevolent persons who
have made, or who hereafter may make, dona-
tons, devises or bequests to the said Trustees,
and shall prcseve in the said journal copy of
the clauses of all deeds, wills or documents,
under which the said donations, devises or be-
quests have been or may hereafter be made, to
except forever as memorial of the benefac-
tors Of the Orphan Home
LOCAL BOARD.
I. Five members of the Local Board shall
constitute quOrumi for the transaction,of busi-
ness, to. meet on the first Tuesday of each
month, at such. place and at such an hour as
may be designated by the President.
2. The Chairman shall preside at all meet
ings Of the Board, and in case of an equal di-
vision shall have the casting vote: lie shall
appoint all the Committees of the Board, unless
~ ballot is required by two or more members.
8. The annual reports Of the Local Board
shall be submitted to the General Board at the
annual meeting.
Each member of the Local Board shall in
rotation be charged with the general super
vision of The Home for one month. He shall
visit and inspect every department of the In
stitution, confer with the officers, and see per-
sonally, if possible every inmate of the house
hold, and. report to- the Local Board, at the
next monthly meeting, the condition OF the
liouse. anil premises, and all Irregularities
which maY be observed, with such suggestions
as he may think proper or circumstances may
require.
4. A Secretary of the Board shall be annual
ly elected, who shall keep fair and accurate
record of The proceedings of the Board, and
discharge all the usual duties belonging to the
Office of Secretary.
The Treasurer shall keep the donation book
and the accounts of the Institution, receive
and make all payments connected with the
same and nroduce the evidences of invest