The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-03-09

No person shall be admitted to become n member who may
reside, at the time of his application, without the regular bounds.
ARTICLE XIV.
Application for membership shall be made by letter to the So
G mityo at a an al. ann anr1i",St m nMsf ns , ana the ne f QUESTION r. upon anath hie a o.
more OF tho members present should be against his admission the
applicant shall be rejected, and shall not again be presented for
i%s Ys soT: If + tho a ' sSssdo nm" sso] 5S'SSiiSs s ae Hs ss'i in n isSar s y the D sp Gai:
cant, by two-thirds or moro of the ballots, he shall, before he shall
he entitled to the privileges of membership, sign the Constitution
and nd By y Smna and pay aS, for S ws;an sh to the tS. Treasurer ssions r one me- dollar snG;s1 for
fs"S d nna the son on" or so MIMI Of amy amy PERSON. Who Vi > may be be- Or
shall have been a member shall IL be DC required eaal to pay only one dollar
.s msmb hsys ma been Gu dsshi t5sS1 xi aDS d sss5 e shs Tid t5sms of asss ca sI
sums which would have been due FROM their husbands had they
bers who shall have been expelled or excluded, or who shall have
voluntarily Withdrawn from the Society.
ARTICLE XVI.
For grossly immoral conduct, or contumacious contempt Of
the Society, a member may be expelled by concurrence of two
thirds of the ballots of all tile members present at any meeting.
ARTICLE XVII.
a failure by one residing within the bounds to pay, his contri.
in the Society; and thereupon his account shall be credited and he
shall he excluded from further membership, nor lie again admit
s%t at 9ss any "yv anaixe cs ,yo m 2ssnIs; s sast yS's SSiag io taken ken I Sy ssl ,ias
from his first failure, and one dollar for new entrance.
ARTICLE XVIII.
A member now residing, or who shall remove to reside with
out the bounds, may preserve to himself all the privileges Of
tho boundsjI by paying his regular contributions, or the fifteen dol
lars il lieu tissssoif; l.. hs Shall; Of FEC eous;s, Ds I charged With III ! .ns frs;
and an .h Mni n n anus hi psiy til GsSe BY S1I paying spP hs Intsre seni in tne sos
cicty and right Of membership conditionaly, and shall not . be
longer regarded as a member; but upon his return to reside with.
i" 'lI Diao of the aN ba %ays a at an a a"niSsrsary ny ye sai sor BE- asais adj D.
a mIi'e es u iIrst c ns pi : inc si ssrSatSgs sh pf3Sn % as s ab ss%' # yet d u
and also the contribution next preceding his return and tho con-
tribution for the meeting at which he makes his application.
ARTICLE XIX.
a member may voluntarily withdraw by giving written notice
of his Intention to do 80, paying his arroaragss, after which he
shall be considered Us one excluded.
ARTICLE X.
All contributions, entrance money fines, gifts, legacies, and all
sooves Shalt be carried to the general fund; Tie names Of bsns,
mctors shall all be preserved, and proper letters Of thanks drawn
by the Secretary for any donation received
When the funds shall amount to ten thousand dollars, ut least
that sum shall be always preserved as a capital, to remain un,
touched "n;a. for hrd the e. p ,sSaIa on Of interest nsrt st to t1a aG isso,es inc as sna r. ol 't to
the directions of the Society ut an anniversary, meeting, may he
and education Of poor sli'd .ssn, toward va d. the relief ,eu of DISTRESSED es ed
wsra sny o + n pi H,as'v worR or m% Ienev Of t'f purpose to be Effected
within the bounds. which shall appear to twothirds of the mem
bcrs present 10 demand their assistance.
ARTICLE XXI.
The amount to be, Mt any time. contributed toward the salary
. sf " m %i"'I'ss %ny ss a At "a ; s"n tts saTy'" Mc ssinT by NC" i" 'c cScseiin 9
nnS toward ""uacdi tho G~ salary " Of ," any minister other than a regular Pres
eyys4in' or %i sd%o o SIbs@t GnSr in the %i! H%1pi tho of inS UPps wh rSs si;aIi be
acceptable to two-thirds of tho members ro'ilins within the
ANl1CLE ANIL.
The funds not appropriated shall, as constantly as possibly, be
kept at interest, and the interest called in annually, and, if not APP
propratcd, put to interest, so that rs nearly as practicable there
shall be all accumulation by annual compromising OF interest.
ARTICLE XIV.
The four officers shall constitute q Board of Officers, which
shall he charged with the execution of all orders of the Society not
f This { Soayd u shaii tra % "ae ali II the he Business "sSsa mot NJ &c otherwise specially.
s os"n lifted }j in relation sttoa n t" ths lsn fa4 in of i 'a mos ay;d S sesurity of of
the finds and property ni Of the em SSo erdyy and N tk sna sdr be so Owe. nsnu Hy
nant to the Constitution.
ARTICLE XIV.
No member of this Society shall be permitted to become the
borrower, or the security .ndt d"r a l.~n 1na Of any hiyu mIHg iyt eessns'1 ig
the Loans 3 BY %a borrowing vii gi from mn any borrower tns MSm,f or p pr fo u amy TO o'h ISe
Society fifty per cent on every sum so borrowed or procured IL Oe
'"''"e0' ARTICLE XVI.
At every anniversary meeting q committee of three upon the
state of the funds and books shall be appointed, whose duty it
e sSsi i INQUIRE ~ into tho P proc : IN Of he Soa5d, a and Oft The e ri
Othsers q. and iii into H. so!E Ss1%y. of the he G ta S"ss to the sn 5on Snor ana TO the
s statS cf at at thu in' n Rsesps anHi Se,eag31 he 20 order '"S sG in Which ahs the tsP books IS and nd
papsiiii Ssrs found and tar asss situsti nSa oi si ne sKe ' lands sHS p %sPeEs"s wi S5
s eurh Sa Of st i \ fund > e or for "t the ' letter p management sn mt Of the interests
of the Society, or the more ettectual promotion OF its views.
ARTICLE XVII.
All questions in the Society, when there is no special provis,
t%" a 10 maj "S sy;' the question tic n being ng taken by ballot if any two mem
bers shall require, and if the votes should he equal the question
ARTICLE XVIII.
The Society will hold every ofhcer ana MEMBER haDle o any
damage which may result from his neglect or breach of any duty
committed to him, and may, in addition to this responsibility pro
vide, by Bylaws, fines not Exceeding five dollars for any neglect
or breach of duty, or any violation Of the Constitution, Bylaws
or orders of the Society-any of which fines may be imposed at
any meeting after the member liable to such fine shall have been
called on for his excuse and have failed to render a sufficient one
or shall have been warned that he will be called on at a particular
time and have failed to attend or send an excuse for his absence
and when imposed, the fine shall be charged against the de!in.
quent, and if it should not he paid in five years the member shall
be excluded from the Society.
ARTICLE XXIX.
No alteration of this Constitution shall be made unless the al.
tcratiOn shall have been passed ana entered OH LIE nut at
three several anniversary meetings, at one of which meetings two
thirds of the whole number of members residing within the
bounds shall have concurred in it. An alteration of the bylaws
may be made. if the alteration shall have been passed by a major
.iy of the members present, and entered on the minutes, at two
several anniversary meetings. Any occasional order, not incon-
sistent with the Constitution or Bylaws, may BIO made or re-
pealed by a majority Of the quorum at any meeting.